Paedophile coach who was jailed in Australia for child porn offences is locked up again in the US

Paedophile gymnastics coach who was jailed in Australia for child porn offences is locked up again in the US

  • Paedophile gymnastics coach who fled to Australia has been jailed in US finally
  • Derek Godfrey, 48, was extradited back to U.S after serving 3-years behind bars
  • He will now serve almost 8 years which is just short of maximum penalty in US

Derek Godfrey, the globe-trotting paedophile gymnastics coach jailed in Australia on child pornography charges, is heading back to prison.

Godfrey was sentenced in the US District Court in Sacramento on Thursday to eight years’ jail for child pornography charges dating back to 2006 in the Californian capital.

The 48-year-old has admitted to being a child pornography addict with ‘a preference’ for nine to 12-year-old girls, who had caught the attention of authorities in Australia, Europe and the US over the years.

Derek Godfrey, 48, (pictured) is heading back to prison after being sentenced in the US District Court in Sacramento on Thursday.  He will serve eight years’ jail for child pornography charges dating back to 2006 in the Californian capital

Godfrey claimed before his sentencing he now ‘has the tools to manage his addiction’ after receiving treatment in US and Australian jails.

His globe-trotting began in 2006 when US Homeland Security Investigations special agents raided his home in the Sacramento area and found 400 videos and 5,000 still images on his electronic devices depicting the sexual abuse and exploitation of minors.

He was working as a youth gymnastics coach in Sacramento.

The day after the search warrant was executed on his home Godfrey departed the US for the Netherlands but he was also ‘ultimately involved in pornography’ again.

Godfrey then travelled to Australia and worked as a gymnastics coach in Perth.

Western Australian Police found more than 6000 child pornographic images and videos, including incest and bestiality, on Godfrey’s computers when they arrested him in 2012.

He was sentenced to a 4.5 year jail term that was later reduced to three years by a WA appeals court.

After completing the Australian sentence he was extradited to the US in 2016 to face the possession of child pornography charge from the 2006 raid.

Godfrey entered a guilty plea to the US court in March.

The 97-month sentence was just short of the maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in prison.

Godfrey served three years in Western Australian after police found more than 6000 child pornographic images and videos, including incest and bestiality, on Godfrey's computers in 2012. He was extradited back to the US in 2016 (stock image)

Godfrey served three years in Western Australian after police found more than 6000 child pornographic images and videos, including incest and bestiality, on Godfrey’s computers in 2012. He was extradited back to the US in 2016 (stock image)

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