Kingston Crown Court has sentenced a 45-year-old man to five years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to a series of terrorism and hate crimes.
Sean William Creighton pleaded guilty to possessing/collecting a record of information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act or terrorism contrary to Section 58 Terrorism Act 2000.
He also pleaded guilty to six counts of publishing/distributing written material which is threatening/abusive/insulting with intent/likelihood to stir up racial hatred, contrary to Section 19 Public Order Act 1986 – and one count of possessing racially inflammatory material for display/publication/distribution with intent/likelihood to stir up racial hatred.
He was given an immediate custodial sentence for each of the offences.
The court heard that Creighton had used his social media account to stir up racial, religious and homophobic hatred, including one post which called on his followers to kill Muslims.
Creighton also pleaded guilty to one count of possession of terrorist material, after the White Resistance Manual was found on his computer.
Head of the Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division of the CPS, Sue Hemming, said:
“Sean Creighton's crimes are indicative of a man who thought that his online anonymity meant that he could get away with stirring up hatred of all kinds.
Tackling hate crime is a CPS priority – and in 2015-2016, we prosecuted more hate crimes than ever before.
Those who seek to stir up hatred between communities – particularly where that hatred is combined with dangerous terrorist ideologies – should understand they will be prosecuted.”
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