SENIOR BRITISH ARMY OFFICER STUNG BY PAEDOPHILE HUNTERS
A serving British Army Warrant Officer has been arrested by the Police following an investigation by paedophile hunters from Red Rose UK.42-year-old Kenny Kerr originally from North Lanarkshire, was detained shortly after 10:00 on 20 February 2026 in Basingstoke after members of an online child protection group had identified him.
Armed police attended the scene and he was arrested on suspicion of child sexual communication offences.
Kerr is understood to be a Warrant Officer Class 1 currently based at Aldershot Barracks.
It is believed that Kerr, had been communicating with the child decoy accounts both overseas whilst serving on operations with the British army and on British soil.
He has reportedly served around 25 years in the Army and acquired 8 medals from operational tours across Afghanistan and Iraq after previously transferring from a Scottish regiment earlier in his career.
A BBC news article states that Kerr was part of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders who were part of tough firefights and intense operations in Afghanistan.
According to members of the sting team, the suspect had engaged in sexually explicit conversations online with individuals he believed to be children.
