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A former police officer who blackmailed and threatened more than 200 girls into sending him explicit photos online has been sentenced to life in prison.
Lewis Edwards has been ordered to serve a minimum of 12 years in jail, as the judge described his behaviour as ‘cruel and sadistic.’
Sky’s Shamaam Freeman-Powell reports.
Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/lewis-edwards-former-south-wales-police-officer-who-posed-as-a-boy-on-snapchat-to-groom-more-than-200-girls-jailed-12988416
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