Paedo pensioner stopped at airport on way to committing heinous atrocities to 12-year-old

Paedo pensioner stopped at airport on way to committing heinous atrocities to 12-year-oldThe charges include causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child and arranging or facilitating child sexual exploitation Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source By Ciaran McGrath, Senior News Reporter 16:01, Wed, May 27, 2026 Updated: 16:21, Wed, May 27, 2026 Robert Pasteiner will be sentenced on July 23 (Image: NCA)A pensioner paid people to sexually abuse children in the Philippines, a court has been told. Robert Pasteiner, 76, from Chichester, West Sussex, pleaded guilty to 36 child sexual abuse offences at Portsmouth Crown Court today. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) The charges include causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child, arranging or facilitating child sexual exploitation, attempted sexual communication with a child, and making indecent images of children. The National Crime Agency identified him through more than £200,000 in suspicious payments to facilitators of live-streamed child abuse in the Philippines. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy Get top stories from The Express sent straight to your phone Join...