Facebook under fire over encryption plans as man is jailed for abusing 52 children

Police say they would not have caught David Wilson, who admitted 96 offences, if Facebook end-to-end encryption was in place

Facebook has been accused of choosing to shield paedophiles for profit by ignoring police warnings that its plans to toughen encryption will make the platform a safe haven for abusers targeting children.

The warning came as one of the UK's worst child abusers, David Wilson, was jailed for 25 years at Ipswich crown court after being convicted of 96 child sexual abuse charges, with more suspected.