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The head of an organisation which sent thousands of charity parcels to soldiers was secretly pestering forces wives for sex – while their husbands served on the frontline.

Chris Webster, 43, arranged for 20,000 shoeboxes, packed with goodies, to be delivered to British troops worldwide.

But the married father of two used his position as chief executive of Shoeboxes For Our Heroes to target lonely women.

He sent pornographic selfies and demanded “sex talk” in the early hours.

Some of his 14 victims had contacted his organisation offering help. He tracked down others on military websites.

His youngest victim, thought to be just 17, was quizzed about her lingerie while her boyfriend was in the Gulf. The woman, who was contacted via the WAGS of the Royal Navy support group, said: “It was a wicked thing to do. I was at college and he asked me to help with his charity.

“He asked for my number and address ‘for security’. Then the smutty chat started. He and a friend would ring at 3am and say they wanted sex talk.

“He would ask what underwear I was wearing and say he was excited. He said he needed someone young to have sex with to keep up with his sex appetite. He was relentless, asking for explicit photos of me naked.”

Caroline Lemon, 33, from West Yorks, said Webster sent filthy messages and X-rated snaps and videos of himself. She said: “He targets vulnerable women. In my case I had just broken up with my husband and he knew that too.

"It started with him asking rude questions about my breasts and if I was on any dating sites. He would ask about my underwear and ask when we were meeting up.

“Then he sent photos of himself and a video. It was totally disgusting. He made my skin crawl.”

Jo Mitchell, 31, from Herne Bay, Kent, helped expose Webster and has launched a Facebook campaign to close his organisation. She said: “His behaviour has been vile.”

Webster, who set up SBFOH in 2011, attended functions wearing Army fatigues and lied about having been in the forces and suffering PTSD. In reality, he failed to complete training as an Army reservist. SBFOH was not registered as a charity but was listed with Companies House. It was dissolved in February but still ran stalls and sought donations.

The Charity Commission said: “Concerns have been raised about SBFOH. We are currently assessing these to determine what, if any, action is required.”

Webster has apologised for his actions, blaming a sex addiction. But he denied the women’s

partners were abroad.

He said he did suffer PTSD as a result of childhood issues and apologised if wearing military gear caused offence.

Grovelling confession he posted on website

"I am both deeply sorry and ashamed to admit that I did engage in sexual chat, send unsolicited, inappropriate and explicit pictures and videos of myself to a number of ladies, all of whom were above the age of consent.

I fully accept that my historic conduct in relation to me sending unsolicited sexual messages, “sexting” and sending explicit pictures of myself to some 14 females over a period of time, (often when they were at low points emotionally and emotionally vulnerable).

However none of the ladies were married to men from any deployed or serving forces. I fully accept this was totally inappropriate, morally and ethically wrong, spiritually wrong and I am deeply ashamed of the hurt I caused to these ladies, their husbands, their families and to my own wife and family.

My conduct was driven by a compulsive sexual addiction, which I am now receiving treatment for by means of therapy and attending a 12 step group."