Took indecent photos of child to send to predator boyfriend.

A 23-year-old woman has been jailed for taking indecent photos of a child and sending them to her boyfriend.

Toni Andrews, from Hull, was also found to be in possession of more than 800 illegal images and videos, including hundreds showing child sexual abuse.

Andrews was identified following the conviction of her then-boyfriend, Thomas Edeson, who was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in August 2021 for sexually assaulting a young girl and taking indecent images of her.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into Edeson began in May 2021 after Google notified the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about his attempt to upload child sexual abuse images to the internet.

Officers examining Edeson's electronic devices discovered sexual images of a child which appeared to have been taken by Andrews and sent to Edeson. Andrews was arrested in connection in December 2021.

In interview, Andrews admitted to taking and sending one of the photos to Edeson, but denied knowing about his sexual interest in children. Examination of her electronic devices revealed almost 100 indecent images of children, over 500 prohibited images of children and over 200 showing extreme pornography.

Edeson was produced from prison and interviewed by NCA officers as part of the investigation into Andrews' offending. He told officers that Andrews had supplied him with sexual images of a child as well as children's underwear, which officers recovered from his home when he was arrested.

At Hull Crown Court on 22 November, a judge sentenced Andrews to 16 months in prison and ordered her to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years. She had pleaded guilty to seven charges, including taking indecent photographs of a child, possession of indecent images of children and possession of extreme pornography.