A chronic sex offender who clandestinely recorded a 10-year-old girl in her residence has been incarcerated. Alexander Kerr clandestinely recorded video and captured photographs of the girl and three additional girls. The police stated that the 62-year-old was aware that his actions were improper, yet he persisted nonetheless.
Following an investigation initiated by law enforcement, about 2,800 indecent photographs of minors were discovered on Alexander Kerr’s devices, including some of the most severe classification. According to Cheshire Police, he originally asserted that he inadvertently acquired the illicit photographs and films while ‘looking for aviation content.’
However, it was discovered that he had downloaded them for his personal sexual enjoyment. The investigation into Alexander Kerr commenced in 2022 following intelligence regarding the downloading of indecent photos from his former residence at Hewell Grange in Runcorn.
On August 31 of that year, law enforcement conducted a raid at the specified location, resulting in the arrest of Alexander Kerr. Authorities discovered 2,779 obscene photographs of minors across several of his devices.
These included 528 category A images, 429 category B, 1,822 category C, 44 extreme pornographic videos involving animals, and 64 prohibited images of children downloaded between 2002 and 2023. Police also uncovered the secret recordings and pictures of the four females who lived in the area.
Alexander Kerr, of Rushmore Drive, Widnes, was subsequently charged. He pleaded guilty to nine counts of making indecent images of children (category A, B, and C), two counts of possessing indecent images of a children, one count of possessing extreme pornography, two counts of taking indecent images of children, two counts of voyeurism and one count of possessing a prohibited image of a child.
“Alexander Kerr is a prolific and dangerous sex offender”
On Wednesday (October 30), he was jailed for two years and eight months at Liverpool Crown Court. Following his sentencing, Detective Constable Michael McGuinness said: “Alexander Kerr knew that what he was doing was wrong, yet he carried on anyway.
“During his interview, he told officers that he accidentally downloaded indecent images of children onto his devices while searching for aviation videos. But when he realised the significant amount of evidence gathered against him, he had no choice but to confess and plead guilty.
“This wasn’t just a one-off incident – over a sustained period of time he downloaded more than 2,000 indecent images of vulnerable victims for his own sexual gratification – behind every image is a child suffering. Not only that, but he secretly recorded four women and girls, invading their privacy within their own homes.
“Alexander Kerr is a prolific and dangerous sex offender, and I am glad to see him behind bars. We are committed to pursuing and bringing to justice those who engage in online child sexual activity and those who play a part in the sexual abuse of children.
“I hope that the sentence handed down to Alexander Kerr reinforces the message that nobody is above the law and deters others from committing similar offences.”
Alexander Kerr was also ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for life. He was handed a sexual harm prevention order.
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