Teenager pleads guilty to possessing videos with neo-Nazi content

A teenager who shared videos that promoted white supremacy has been convicted of terrorism offences.

Oliver Riley, eighteen, pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday after being accused of uploading videos with neo-Nazi content, contravening the Terrorism Act 2000. 

Mr Riley was convicted of three counts of possession of a document or record containing information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism and of sending a message that was grossly offensive. 

He was also convicted of providing a service to others that enables them to obtain, read, listen to or look at such a publication and intended, or was reckless, as to whether an effect of his conduct would be a direct or indirect encouragement, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.

Oliver Wright, the Head of Counter Terrorism Policing South East, said: “Riley has recognised that he committed these offences by being in possession of videos which glorify terrorism and which promote white supremacy throughout.

“Some of the harmful content Riley had promotes the separation of races by violent means, along with some particularly hateful content being directed at the LGBTQ+ community.”

Mr Riley is set to be sentenced on 19th August at the Old Bailey.

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