Matthew Falder
Matthew Alexander Falder (born 24 October 1988) is an English convicted serial sex offender and blackmailer. From a period of time between 2009 and 2017, he coerced his victims online into sending him degrading images of themselves or into committing crimes against a third person such as rape or assault. He managed this by making threats to the victim by saying he would send their family or friends degrading information or revealing pictures of them (which he usually obtained earlier by obtaining a false trust with the victim) if they did not comply with his commands. Falder hid behind anonymous accounts on the web and then re-posted the images to gain a higher status on the dark web. Investigators said that he "revelled" in getting images to share on hurtcore websites. The National Crime Agency (NCA), described him as "one of the most prolific and depraved offenders they had ever encountered."
Matthew Alexander Falder | |||||||||
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| Born | 24 October 1988 Manchester, England | ||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge | ||||||||
| Occupation | Post doctoral researcher | ||||||||
| Years active | 2007–2017 | ||||||||
| Criminal status | Incarcerated | ||||||||
| Motive | Sexual sadism | ||||||||
| Conviction(s) | Child abuse | ||||||||
| Criminal charge | October 2017 Encouraging the rape of child Blackmail Voyeurism Making indecent images of children etc. | ||||||||
| Penalty | 25 years + 8 years on licence | ||||||||
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| Victims | 46 | ||||||||
Span of crimes | 2007–2017 | ||||||||
Date apprehended | 21 June 2017 | ||||||||
| Imprisoned at | HM Prison Birmingham | ||||||||
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Falder pleaded guilty to 137 charges from 46 complainants, making him one of the UK's most prolific convicted sex offenders. In February 2018 he was jailed for 32 years and ordered to serve a further six years on extended licence. The Court of Appeal later reduced the term of imprisonment to 25 years, with an extended licence of 8 years.