Paedophile who targeted mum on Tinder so he could rape her newborn baby jailed for life

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A twisted Tinder fiend who targeted a new mum to sexually abuse her 10-week-old baby was jailed for life today(fri).Evil Christopher Phillips, 34 (pictured) was "actively looking for a baby? when he joined the dating app Tinder to seek out new mums.He then targeted the baby's innocent mum after seeing a picture of her clutching her newborn.A court heard he went on to recognise she was vulnerable and ?cynically exploited it" and did all he could to "gain unfettered access? to the child.Phillips went on to commit a string of offences against a tiny 10 week old boy who was named only as Baby C.Phillips caused the child a bleed on the brain, multiple fractures, severe bruising along with injuries to his testicles and anusThe injuries were akin to a child being "hit by a bus."A judge said the case was the "most distressing" he had dealt with in his 40 year career and jailed Phillips for life.Judge Paul Thomas KC told him: "That utterly defenceless baby had his bottom ripped open to satisfy your grotesque sexual perversion.?The judge prebiously told him: "In my over forty years of experience, this has been the most distressing case I have ever had to deal with."This has truly shaken me to my core."Swansea Crown Court heard police and social services were made aware that the 10-week-old infant had suffered suspected "non-accidental" injuries when he was taken by ambulance to Glangwili Hospital in the early hours of January 24, 2021.An examination found the infant had a fractured ankle and wrist, six fractured ribs, and a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain.Phillips was found guilty of two offences of sexual assault by penetration against the infant, actual bodily and two offences of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.He was cleared of two offences of causing GBH with intent and of two alternative offences of inflicting GBH.The baby's mother was found not guilty on both counts of allowing her child to suffer serious physical harm and child neglect that she faced.Phillips, of Burton, Pembs, was jailed for life and told he must serve at least 16 years and 25 days behind bars.WALES NEWS SERVICE
Christopher Phillips was ‘actively looking for a baby’ when he joined the dating app Tinder to seek out new mums (Picture: Pembroksire Herald/Wales News Service)

A paedophile who targeted a vulnerable new mum on Tinder so he could rape her 10-week-old baby has been jailed for life.

Depraved Christopher Phillips, 34, was ‘actively looking for a baby’ when he joined the dating app.

He preyed on the woman after seeing a photo of her holding the infant, Swansea Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor Caroline Rees KC said Phillips ‘pestered and pestered’ the woman to leave the child alone with him and ‘demanded’ he be allowed to change him unsupervised.

The infant was rushed to hospital in January 2021 with a catalogue of appalling injuries likened to being ‘hit by a bus’.

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In addition to severe injuries to his anus and genitals, the boy suffered multiple fractures and a bleed on the brain at Phillips’ hands.

Medics found the baby had a fractured ankle and wrist, six fractured ribs, and a fractured skull.

Judge Paul Thomas KC told him he had inflicted them on the ‘utterly defenceless baby’ so he could ‘satisfy your grotesque sexual perversion’.

He added: ‘In my over forty years of experience, this has been the most distressing case I have ever had to deal with.

‘This has truly shaken me to my core.’

A twisted Tinder fiend who targeted a new mum to sexually abuse her 10-week-old baby was jailed for life today(fri). Evil Christopher Phillips, 34 (pictured) was "actively looking for a baby? when he joined the dating app Tinder to seek out new mums. He then targeted the baby's innocent mum after seeing a picture of her clutching her newborn. A court heard he went on to recognise she was vulnerable and ?cynically exploited it" and did all he could to "gain unfettered access? to the child. Phillips went on to commit a string of offences against a tiny 10 week old boy who was named only as Baby C. Phillips caused the child a bleed on the brain, multiple fractures, severe bruising along with injuries to his testicles and anus The injuries were akin to a child being "hit by a bus." A judge said the case was the "most distressing" he had dealt with in his 40 year career and jailed Phillips for life. Judge Paul Thomas KC told him: "That utterly defenceless baby had his bottom ripped open to satisfy your grotesque sexual perversion.? The judge prebiously told him: "In my over forty years of experience, this has been the most distressing case I have ever had to deal with. "This has truly shaken me to my core." Swansea Crown Court heard police and social services were made aware that the 10-week-old infant had suffered suspected "non-accidental" injuries when he was taken by ambulance to Glangwili Hospital in the early hours of January 24, 2021. An examination found the infant had a fractured ankle and wrist, six fractured ribs, and a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain. Phillips was found guilty of two offences of sexual assault by penetration against the infant, actual bodily and two offences of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. He was cleared of two offences of causing GBH with intent and of two alternative offences of inflicting GBH. The baby's mother was found not guilty on both counts of allowing her child to suffer serious physical harm and child neglect that she faced. Phillips, of Burton, Pembs, was jailed for life and told he must serve at least 16 years and 25 days behind bars. WALES NEWS SERVICE
Phillips targeted the mum after seeing a picture of her clutching her newborn (Picture: Pembroksire Herald/Wales News Service)
A 34-year-old man who raped a baby has been jailed for life. Christopher Phillips, from Pembrokeshire, also sentenced for causing grievous bodily harm to the child, was found guilty after a three-week trial. At Swansea Crown Court the judge said Phillips' crimes "plumbed the depths of sexual depravity" and was the most distressing he had dealt with in 40 years. The court heard Phillips met the child's mother on dating app Tinder in 2020 and met the baby when only a month old. It was told Phillips was acting under the influence of various substances.
Phillips has been jailed for life (Picture: Dyfed-Powys Police)

Phillips was found guilty of two offences of sexual assault by penetration against the infant, actual bodily and two offences of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

He was cleared of two offences of causing GBH with intent and of two alternative offences of inflicting GBH.

The baby’s mother was found not guilty on both counts of allowing her child to suffer serious physical harm and child neglect that she faced.

Phillips was jailed for life with a minimum term of 16 years but warned he may never be released.

In a statement, the child’s grandmother said of the case: ‘It brought absolute horror and devastation to the family.’

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