Crime
Lengthy sentences for Cottenham couple guilty of ‘horrific’ child abuse
A couple who sexually abused a child have been sentenced to a total of 13 years in jail. Detective Inspector George Neal said: “This was an horrific case which has ended in long sentences, custodial and then on licence, for both.”
Karl Robinson, 29, and Sophie Eason Edge, 28, came to the attention of police in September 2022 after Robinson was arrested for making indecent images of children.
It followed a tip-off to the National Crime Agency about the sharing of indecent images of children online by authorities in New Zealand.
Further examination of Robinson’s devices uncovered a video of Eason Edge abusing a child.
Robinson was arrested again, along with Eason Edge, in February last year.
Karl Robinson, 29, and Sophie Eason Edge, 28, of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, jailed for total of 13 years for child abuse, and sexual assault
In total, Robinson was found to have 537 indecent images of children across his electronic devices.
On Friday (27 September), at Cambridge Crown Court, Robinson, of Calvin Close, Cottenham, South Cambridgeshire, was jailed for nine years, having pleaded guilty to five counts of making indecent images of children and two counts of sexual assault of a child under 13.
He will serve a further six years on extended licence and was given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 20 years.
Eason Edge, also of Calvin Close, Cottenham, was jailed for four years, having pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child under 13 and making indecent images of children.
She will have to serve six years on extended licence and was also handed a 20-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
Detective Inspector George Neal said: “This was an horrific case which has ended in long sentences, custodial and then on licence, for both Robinson and Eason Edge.
“I am pleased it has been recognised how dangerous these two are, and that they can no longer inflict that harm on others”.
For more on child abuse, including the signs and how to report it, please visit the dedicated section of the force website.
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