STAND-UP COMIC IS EXPOSED AS PAEDO
Star paid for foreign kids to be abused in grotesque live video
A COMEDIAN who made grim jokes about child molesting is today unmasked as a paedophile who paid for vulnerable kids to be abused.
Eamon Goodfellow, 50 – a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe – sourced victims aged under 13 through depraved “fixers” in the Philippines and Romania.
Police uncovered sick chat logs in which he discussed live-streaming sex acts being performed on children.
Detectives from the National Crime Agency found evidence that he sent payments for abuse to be carried out.
Goodfellow, a Northern Irishman living in Hertfordshire, was first arrested in June 2018.
But he continued to crack gags on paedophilia, incest and pornography before his case came to court this month. In clips online, he jokes about another young comedian being too ugly for “child-molesting Moors murderers” Myra Hindley and Ian Brady.
Goodfellow, who has since deleted his Twitter and TikTok accounts, appeared on screen as fellow comics joked about paedophilia during one Zoom show.
In another clip he made a twisted joke about Goldilocks being in the train toilet with one of the three bears.
He was a runner-up in the 2019 New Act of the Year Final with a routine that included a gag about a sex act. And even Prince Andrew was the butt of one joke.
Goodfellow took his shows “Humour Trafficking” and “For He’s a Jolly Goodfellow” to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Aside from comedy, he worked for National Lottery firm Camelot, which said it acted swiftly when he was revealed as a paedophile.
A Camelot spokesman said: “We were unaware of the charges until the conviction this month. We immediately suspended the employee and the matter is subject to Camelot’s internal disciplinary process.
“We are mindful of our employment law obligations and will pursue the strongest possible action.”
Martin Ludlow, from the NCA, said: “Goodfellow made it very clear that he has sexual interest in young children in these chat logs.
“He attempted to arrange for the most horrific abuse of vulnerable children thousands of miles away from him for his own gratification.
“He was helped by facilitators whose motive is to make money. This kind of financially driven offending is a key threat to the UK.”
Goodfellow was found guilty at St Albans Crown Court, Beds, of two counts of attempting to cause the sexual exploitation of a child under 13. He will be sentenced on May 31.