A teenager has pleaded guilty to sharing extreme Islamist-related terrorist material and propaganda on social media.

Leo Walby admitted the offences at the Old Bailey today (April 2) following a Met Police counter-terrorism investigation.

The 19-year-old, from Swanley, was arrested after officers found evidence of the teen sharing materials on platforms TikTok and Telegram linked to Islamist far-right groups such as ISIS.

He was arrested at a house in the town on October 4 last year where officers seized several digital devices.

Walby was charged with six counts of dissemination of terrorist material and one count of failing to disclose a password.

He was ordered to hand over the code to a cloud-based storage account he held but refused to do so.

Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met’s counter terrorism command, said: “Our investigation found that Walby was sharing various pieces of terrorist material across a number of social media accounts he was controlling.

“This kind of content can be extremely harmful, so where we identify people like Walby who are responsible for this, then we will take action and he is now facing the very serious consequences of doing this.

“I’d encourage anyone who comes across extremist or terrorist material online to report it to our specialist team who will review to determine whether further police action is necessary and appropriate.”

Anyone who sees what they believe to be extremist or terrorist-related material can report it via www.gov.uk/ACT

After pleading guilty to the above offences, Walby was remanded in custody and is due to appear for sentencing at the Old Bailey on May 9.