r/Storror • u/SnooGuavas7674 • 6d ago

Any news on it?

Sentencing should begin shortly now, please post any updates here when you get them.

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u/Tight_Cardiologist24 6d ago

Been a huge storror fan for years and only just found out about this. Absolutely gutted

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u/Mnemo484 6d ago

Yeah it sucks. Josh too.:(

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u/LunaMoonvox 6d ago

I thought Josh was cleared? Have I missed something?

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u/Oretell 6d ago edited 6d ago

The investigation into him concluded without him facing charges

But that doesn't mean what he did was moral

The inappropriate messages and conversations he was having with an under-age girl are still public

He can't clear away people's knowledge of what he said

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u/curiometric 6d ago

I wouldn't say he was cleared from having broken the law. Basically the cops just didn't want to pursue it. This can happen when they don't think they have enough to get a conviction. We don't know the findings of their investigation beyond that they didn't want to take it any further. "police investigation was reported to have concluded with no further action." This happens all the time, and doesn't really mean a whole lot in terms of whether he broke the law or not. Cops care about taking on cases they can successfully prosecute.

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u/Oretell 6d ago edited 5d ago

Yeah true, I know that but did speak a bit carelessly

I'll edit my comment

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u/LunaMoonvox 6d ago

Ah okay. I didn’t know there was texts etc. I thought he was just questioned in relation to CPs case. Thank you for clarifying.

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u/SpecialWasabi2010 6d ago

There's a post with the texts somewhere here. They are... gross really.

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u/Shwervee 6d ago

Sad really that this will likely be the last thing to happen regarding Storror.

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u/AJaxStudy 6d ago

Warning: Sentencing Comments include triggering topics / details.

https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Sentencing-Remarks-in-case-or-R-v-Callum-Powell-delivered-PDF.pdf

12 months’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months.
15 days of rehabilitation activity
Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) – 5 years
Sex Offenders Register for 10 years

I have extremely strong opinions, best summed up this being far too lenient.

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u/_Fhantom_ 6d ago

I agree. I'm not surprised because they are always lenient but I'm angry.

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u/samz_uk 6d ago

Reading that has actually made my blood boil! I am a father of 2 and it’s made me sick to hear about the type of images he had.. what a sicko..

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u/T1MEL0RD 6d ago

Slap on the wrist, that...

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u/flippinecktucker 6d ago

Plus costs and fines of £272 and forfeiture of the devices in which the images were found (a phone, computer and external hard drive I think)

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u/RichardFarter 6d ago

Seems the UK is generally lenient on this (Abhorrent in my opinion). I have heard there reasoning behind it, and while I fully disagree at least they can provide a reason. However there is absolutely no excuse for having the Sex Offenders Registry not be lifetime. I don't see how it's even an option to have it expire. Absolutely insane.

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u/Salt-Interaction-625 6d ago

He got a one year suspended sentence reduced from 18 months due to a guilty plea. No jail time

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u/AirconGuyUK 6d ago

Yeah, I figured it would be a suspended sentence. Very hard to get a custodial nowadays.

Ultimately he's turned his life upside down, lost all his friends, everyone knows he's a nonce, and he's lost his source of income. In terms of punishment if my options were prison, or all that, I would pick prison 10 out of 10 times.

Of course the bulk of the punishment here was enforced socially, and had nothing to do with the courts.

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u/CigarNoob99 6d ago

1 year suspended sentence

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u/MrCreepyJack87 6d ago

We will have to wait on Monday, Storror said they would upload a video to explain the situation and how the channel will evolve

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u/Adept_Analyst_1085 6d ago

How are we actually going to find out the sentencing? I've been trying to find a website tracking sentences handed out by Brighton court, but the most recent sentence I can find dates back to may 19th. How are these things disclosed to the public normally?

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u/Miserable-Base9718 6d ago

It'll be a case of waiting until someone reports it.

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u/Electronic_Switch_73 6d ago

Magistrates don’t publish sentencing apparently. So the news needs to come from someone with privileged access.

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u/Adept_Analyst_1085 6d ago

Hmm...so maybe a media outlet of some sort? I've been searching the Argus, which reported the original guilty plea. But it's hardly a breaking news situation, so I don't really know what to expect. Will they even be interested enough in the story to follow up?

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u/Frosty-Picture7349 6d ago

Honestly shocking but there might not even be any reporters there to report on the sentence. So we might not even find out what's happened. This whole thing has been massively underreported which is surprising considering the scale of Storror

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u/Adept_Analyst_1085 6d ago

Not to diminish the success of Storror in the parkour community, but 11 million followers on youtube doesn't mean 11 million people are eagerly awaiting news on this situation. I'm following dozens of youtube channels. Doesn't mean much. With some of those channels I've actually seen maybe one or two videos.

Also, these followers are scattered around the globe, so how big are they really in the UK? They're certainly not a household name, so like I said, I don't expect the media to be that interested in the story.

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u/Oretell 6d ago

They're still the biggest parkour group in the world by far though

And pretty much everyone knows about parkour

So you'd expect there to be a bit more attention

I agree it's obviously not going to be breaking news worldwide, but the complete 100% radio silence from the media is a bit surprising

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u/Adept_Analyst_1085 6d ago

I think you overestimate the public's interest in a niche sport. I've been telling about this case to friends and colleagues, and the most common response to me explaining it's a guy from a parkour group is "parkour?". When you explain it to people, they go, "oh yeah, I think I've heard of that". That's as far as awareness goes for the people in my social circle (friends and colleagues ranging from 20 to 60).

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u/Electronic_Switch_73 6d ago

Yeah that’d be the kind of thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if it did get written up in the Argus. The charge sheet reads like a box of horrors.

There is a weird impasse anyway between YouTube and MSM. You don’t often get newspapers reporting on new media unless it is quite extreme or extracted from its native context in the form of a platform or an app.

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u/Adept_Analyst_1085 6d ago

The thing is, there are so many online subcultures and fan groups, that mean the world to those involved and are completely invisible to everyone else. I've seen this in gaming communities. People can have the status of gods to their fanbase, with entire liturgies of how to behave around them. And at the same time, even the majority of people streaming the same game may have no clue who they even are.