FAR-RIGHT SATANIST JAILED FOR MAKING CHILD ABUSE IMAGE
Harry Blake, a resident of south-west London, has been at the centre of a disturbing series of crimes linked to extremist beliefs and child exploitation.The Old Bailey heard that Blake was a committed follower of neo-Nazi ideology and Satanic beliefs, which influenced his actions and online behaviours.
In a recent sentencing hearing, Blake, aged 21, received a prison term of three years and two months after he pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including breach of a counter-terrorism order and the creation of an indecent image of a child.
The court was told that Blake’s criminal conduct extended beyond these offenses, with him also admitting to possessing extreme pornography and breaching both a previous crime prevention order and the terms of his earlier suspended sentence.
Blake’s background reveals a troubling profile.
Previously known as Harry Vaughan, he is the son of a House of Lords clerk and attended a prestigious grammar school in London, where he achieved high academic grades.
Despite this promising start, his involvement in extremist circles and online communities led him down a dark path.
The court proceedings revealed that following his arrest last year, detectives uncovered a laptop and mobile phone in Blake’s possession devices he was explicitly barred from owning.
Investigations into these devices uncovered material demonstrating his persistent interest in far-right extremism.
Prosecutor Dan Pawson-Pounds detailed that Blake had searched the internet for banned terrorist groups such as the Sonnenkrieg Division and Atomwaffen Division.
Furthermore, investigators found that Blake possessed a book venerating Adolf Hitler as a deity, indicating his admiration for neo-Nazi ideology.
The evidence obtained also included disturbing visual material.
Blake’s phone contained videos depicting the violent forced sexual assault of women, as well as footage of a young boy being sexually abused by an adult male.
These images and videos contributed significantly to the court’s understanding of the severity of his offenses.
Representing Blake in mitigation, defence barrister Arthur Kendrick explained that his client had been exposed to what he described as a “toxic online community” from a young age.
Kendrick acknowledged that the extremist views ingrained in Blake might take time to diminish but noted some signs of potential change, suggesting that Blake was not entirely beyond redemption.
Blake’s criminal record includes a previous admission made in 2020, where he pleaded guilty to 12 counts related to possessing documents useful for terrorism, one count of encouraging terrorism, and one count of disseminating terrorist publications.
He also admitted to possessing videos depicting the rape of young boys.
Despite these serious allegations and evidence suggesting he was a danger to the public, the judge at the time chose not to send him to prison, citing the complexity of his ideological motivations.
Expert reports characterised Blake’s beliefs as a “hybrid” of neo-Nazism and a violent form of Satanism.
During this latest hearing, Judge Sarah Munro KC remarked that Blake had falsely claimed, during his 2020 sentencing, that he had undergone a change of mindset since committing his initial offenses.
Ultimately, she sentenced him to 38 months in prison and imposed a five-year serious crime prevention order, emphasising the ongoing risk he poses and the need for preventative measures.
This case underscores the disturbing extent of radicalisation among young individuals and highlights the ongoing challenge faced by authorities in monitoring and curbing extremist activities within communities like London.
