A WATH man has been jailed for accessing child sexual abuse livestreams from the Philippines.

Richard Green, 49, of Fir Close, was arrested by officers from the National Crime Agency after he was identified as communicating with a Filipino woman about the sexual abuse of children over a four-month period.

The NCA received evidence from the US authorities in January 2024 which indicated that between July 10 2019 and November 19 2019, Green had shared 350 messages with the woman, video called ten times and had nine media files sent to him containing indecent images of children.

Messages sent throughout the chat saw ‘Rich2076’ - identified as Green - requesting live webcam sessions to see the woman’s nine-year-old daughter.

Green was arrested by officers in February last year where 12 digital devices were taken to be examined as part of the investigation.

A further account was found on his devices that had been used to send money to the woman in the Philippines.

The conversation showed Green seeking live webcam footage of ‘the girl’ and the woman requesting payment in the form of mobile phone top-ups.

The investigation also found that a separate chat from October 2020 to November 2023 showed Green having a sexualised conversation with ‘Nancy’ about her 15-year-old daughter, and shows him searching for explicit videos including the terms ‘teen’ and ‘schoolgirls’.

A total of 28 indecent images were found on Green’s device - seven in category A, seven in category B, eight in category C, and 13 classed as ‘extreme’.

He pleaded guilty to the charges at Sheffield Crown Court in August and was sentenced to four years and six months in prison at the same court on Tuesday.