A Belfast man has been sentenced to 23 years in jail for 77 charges of child sexual abuse crimes against schoolboys.
21-year-old Stephen-Lee McIlvenny, whose address was given as Hydebank Young Offenders Centre, had pleaded guilty to all charges.
The judge said the victims have been brought into McIlvenny’s lair of deprivation, lies and exploitation.
Some of the most serious cases of sexual abuse were filmed and uploaded to the internet.
“People need to be aware that predators are getting younger, they're more tech savvy and they're extremely manipulative,” PSNI Detective Inspector Nikki Deehan said outside the court.
McIlvenny wore a black suit and showed no emotion.
The victim's families wept as the verdict was read out.
The crest of the Royal Courts of Justice where the High Court and the Court of Appeal sit in Belfast, Northern Ireland, © PA Wire/PA Images
