Cottenham couple jailed for total of 13 years for sexually abusing child

A Cottenham couple who sexually abused a child have been sentenced to a total of 13 years in jail.

Police were alerted to Karl Robinson, 29, and Sophie Eason Edge, 28, both of Calvin Close, in September 2022.

They arrested Robinson for making indecent images of children following a tip-off to the National Crime Agency about the sharing of indecent images of children online by authorities in New Zealand.

Examination of Robinson’s devices uncovered a video of Eason Edge abusing a child.

Robinson was arrested again, along with Eason Edge, in February 2023.

Robinson was found to have 537 indecent images of children across his electronic devices.

He was jailed at Cambridge Crown Court last Friday (27 September) for nine years, having pleaded guilty to five counts of making indecent images of children and two counts of sexual assault of a child under 13.

He will serve a further six years on extended licence and was given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 20 years.

Eason Edge was jailed for four years, having pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child under 13 and making indecent images of children.

She will serve six years on extended licence and was also handed a 20-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

Det Insp George Neal said: “This was an horrific case which has ended in long sentences, custodial and then on licence, for both Robinson and Eason Edge.

“I am pleased it has been recognised how dangerous these two are, and that they can no longer inflict that harm on others”.

For more on child abuse, including the signs and how to report it, visit the dedicated section of Cambridgeshire police’s website.