Son of bigamist who married his teen stepdaughter is jailed for sexually abusing two children

THE son of a bigamist who married his teen stepdaughter has been jailed for sexually abusing two children.

Joshua Ingram told the victims he wanted to "f***" them and demanded they "better keep their mouths shut" about his crimes.

The 24-year-old even chillingly told one girl he would kill her as he dragged her by her leg and abused her.

Ingram, from Kent, has now been jailed for three years after pleading guilty to 13 offences dating back to 2015.

It comes just weeks after his dad John Ingram was sentenced for marrying his 16-year-old stepdaughter while wed to her mum.

The 69-year-old changed his name so he could tie the knot with the schoolgirl in a 1988 ceremony in Kent attended by his wife.

The sick liar then went on to father several children with the mum and daughter, although many of the kids were unaware who their dad was.

His vile web of deceit was only discovered in February 2020 - a staggering 32 years after he committed bigamy.

He pleaded guilty but was spared jail and instead handed a two-year community order.

While he walked free from court, his son gave his bigamist dad a hug as he was taken down to the cells.

Ingram was a teenager when he subjected his victims to vile abuse.

He showed one of the girls an illicit video on his phone then made her copy it.

Ingram admitted 12 counts of sexual activity with a child and one of causing a child to watch pornography.

Judge Philip St John-Stevens told the fiend his abuse had a "devastating and distorting” impact on his victims.

He also said the low sentence was due to Ingram's age at the time the offences were committed.

Had he been over 18 at the time, Ingram could have faced 14 years but instead he could only be handed a maximum of five years.

The judge added: "They said you took their childhood away.

“The impact upon them - the depression, the anguish, not wishing to carry on with life….leaving them scared that someone would find out.

“The court can only reflect on the strength of those two individuals that they have shown and hope, in some way in concluding this case, they can start on that path to some rehabilitation.

“But of course that is not easy.”

Ingram will also be subject to an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and sex offender notification requirements.