A 17-year-old boy from Nottinghamshire has been sentenced to two years in custody after admitting to seven terrorism-related offences connected to sharing extremist material online. The prosecution was conducted by the Crown Prosecution Service following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing East Midlands (CTPEM), highlighting ongoing efforts to prevent online radicalisation.
The teenager was arrested in September 2023 after social media posts promoting the terrorist group Islamic State were discovered. Initially, he was given a Youth Conditional Caution (YCC), which restricted his internet and social media use and involved monitoring by CTPEM officers.
Despite these restrictions, the boy violated the court conditions by accessing undeclared accounts, deleting evidence of his online activity, and continuing to share extremist content through messages and group chats. This led to further police investigation and additional charges.
The Crown Prosecution Service charged the teenager with five counts of distributing terrorist publications under the Terrorism Act 2006 and two counts of possessing information useful to terrorists under the Terrorism Act 2000. He pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in February 2026.
Detective Inspector Stephen Shaw, the senior investigating officer, commented on the sentence: “The boy disregarded original restrictions placed on him by the court, and has now been handed a more severe punishment. I hope this helps him see the seriousness of his actions and stops him from heading down the wrong path in the future. We are committed to keeping the people of Nottinghamshire safe from the threat of terrorism.”
Originally published by UKNIP.
