An alleged far-right fitness guru who distributed terrorist manifestos online told a court he is "horrified" to have shared videos encouraging violence.
A judge at the Old Bailey will determine whether posts shared by Kristofer Thomas Kearney, 38, were "reckless" as to whether the effect of his conduct was to encourage terrorism or whether the evidence is consistent with an intent to encourage terrorism. Kearney, who used the name Charlie Big Potatoes on Telegram, has pleaded guilty to two offences of disseminating terrorist publications.
Kearney, originally from Liverpool but based in Alicante before he was extradited, is a self-described fascist and part of the right-wing group Patriotic Alternative. Prosecutor Naomi Parsons yesterday took Kearney through a series of "incredibly violent posts" and asked if it was an "accident" they had appeared on his channel.
