Police said Hesketh used a spare bedroom in his home to “create his obscene videos”, which had about two million views One of the UK’s most prolific far-right anti-Semitic video streamers, who posted films of himself as an offensive caricature of a Jewish man to 10,000 subscribers online, has been jailed. Richard Hesketh was arrested after a charity showed police his work, which had had about two million views. The 36-year-old, of Hollin Lane in Middleton, admitted seven counts of inciting racial hatred. He was jailed for four years at Manchester Crown Court. Greater Manchester Police said as part of his “campaign of abuse towards the Jewish community”, Hesketh had created an alter-ego called George and dressed up for videos “in an attempt to caricature an offensive stereotype of a Jewish male, using a false voice”. A spokesman said Hesketh used a spare bedroom in his home to “create his obscene videos which focused on celebrating far-right terrorism and showing support for violence against Jewish people”.
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