The former Royal Navy man even ‘live-blogged’ his abuse of one child to other paedophiles (Picture: Devon and Cornwall Police)

A former chief petty officer in the Royal Navy has been jailed for a series of child sex offences including the rape of a six-month-old baby.

Geoffrey Rooney, 39, took more than 150 pictures and videos of the abuse – which took place between December 2013 and January 2014 – on his mobile phone, which he would then send to other paedophiles.

And he was jailed for 14 years at Plymouth Crown Court after admitting to offences including rape of a child under 13 and two counts of sexual assault of a child under 13.

‘He has taken our children’s innocence and given us a life sentence,’ said the family of two victims, who cannot be named for legal reasons.




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‘The emotional impact has been huge, we are all taking each day as it comes.’

The court heard how Rooney would joke online about being a paedophile and even posted a running ‘live-blog’-style commentary of his abuse of one child via social media.

Police were alerted in January last year when the wife of another man found indecent images on her husband’s phone. The images were later tracked to Rooney.

Judge Paul Darlow said the crimes ‘demonstrated all the casual, callous depravity of a predatory paedophile.’

Rooney was still serving in the Royal Navy when he committed the offences.