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Ex-Arsenal player jailed for drug smuggling plot
The 34-year-old was arrested in September last year after officers seized roughly 60 kilograms of cannabis brought through London's Stansted Airport by two women he had recruited - his girlfriend and her friend - on a flight from Thai capital Bangkok via Dubai. An earlier hearing heard the women -- who were found not guilty -- believed they were importing gold. Emmanuel-Thomas, who pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to a smuggling charge, was sacked by Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton after his arrest. His lawyer conceded the father-of-two had made a "catastrophic error of judgment" after falling on financial hard times. A highly-promising graduate of Arsenal's academy, Emmanuel-Thomas made five appearances for the Gunners before leaving the north London club in 2011. The English player went on to feature for Ipswich, Bristol City, QPR and Aberdeen among a host other clubs, including Thai side PTT Rayong. Judge Alexander Mills, said in imposing a four-year sentence: "It's through your own action that you will no longer be known for playing professional football.
BBC News
04-04-2025
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Essex man who used AI to create deepfake pornography is jailed
An online pervert who used artificial intelligence (AI) to create deepfake pornography of women he knew has been jailed for five Tyler, 26, manipulated images from social media pages and posted them in a forum that glorified "rape culture", Chelmsford Crown Court bar worker, from Braintree, Essex, was described by the judge as "showing the worst kind of toxic masculinity".He admitted 18 counts of causing harassment without violence and 15 counts of sharing an intimate photo or film of a person for sexual gratification. The court heard 20 women were targeted in 173 online posts by Tyler, of Railway Street, between March 2023 and May a picture of one victim, he asked users "which one deserves to be gang raped?"Judge Alexander Mills said: "Toxic masculinity is a term that is often heard. "There is perhaps no greater example of it than your humiliating and degrading conduct to the victims in this case."These people had a right to post their images on social media platforms without fear of those images being warped for sexual purposes."As Tyler was sentenced, one victim said: "I am grateful he has to face the reality that we are all aware of his secret." The creation of sexually explicit deepfake images was made a criminal offence in England and Wales last who has a daughter, used the online alias "Cumhoney88" to upload his graphic cache of images online, the court posts were accompanied by "sexualised and explicit" comments by others, prosecutor Emily Farrelly said, describing the forum as one that championed a "rape culture and sexual violence to women"She revealed the victims were "completely naked" in some, with others having "semen edited onto them". 'Distress and humiliation' Tyler also downloaded a bikini image posted by one complainant on Instagram and used AI to remove the clothing, the court explicit edit was made on a photograph of a 16-year-old girl on her prom night."The defendant clearly planned his behaviour, trawling across social media accounts and editing the images as he wished," Ms Farrelly also posted his victims' names and social media handles online, as well as their phone numbers, the court heard."The defendant clearly intended to maximise distress and humiliation for the victims," the prosecutor added. Tyler was caught when he accidentally included his own Instagram handle in a screenshot taken of one of the women's of the victims wept in the witness box as they told the judge of the impact Tyler's offending had on said she continued to receive "anonymous sexual comments" from people calling her phone, claiming it led to her long-term relationship ending."I have and still do feel completely violated by what Brandon did to me," another added. "I feel mortified and disgusted."Judge Mills said Tyler lived in a "dark world of fantasy" and "clearly intended to degrade and humiliate" them with his added: "The posts read like an advertising poster for the worst kind of toxic masculinity."In mitigation, Michael Edmonds said Tyler had "struggled with a porn addiction from a young age", insisting he was not an "incel" or a "misogynist"."This is not a man who has offended in any way, shape or form before. It is just bizarre that he did it," Mr Edmonds added. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
