Five individuals, including a woman, were convicted on Wednesday in connection with an international pedophile ring that used a nudist website as a cover for its illicit activities.

Among those found guilty was [Bell's full name], who had military housing but previously resided in Emsworth, Hampshire. Bell was convicted on two counts of possessing indecent images of children and one count of attempting to distribute an indecent image of children. However, he was acquitted on two charges of arranging a child sex offense.

Hampshire police initiated their investigation into the ring after receiving a tip from Australian authorities, who had uncovered a "mirror image" ring engaged in similar child abuse. [Hathaway's full name] was in contact with this Australian ring and exchanged images with its members.

One of the charges against [Noon's full name] involved her encouragement of an Australian child to engage in sexual activity. Police uncovered a substantial amount of evidence, including 2,000 pages of chat logs, 14,000 indecent images of children, and 300 videos depicting child abuse.