A PAEDOPHILE who manipulated schoolboys to perform sex acts on Skype told one he did not want to hear about the boy’s mother dying as he was “spoiling the mood”.

Connor Allen-Howe confessed to a catalogue of crimes after ordering young boys to carry out acts over the internet while he taped and watched them.

Some were committed while he was still a youth.

He was sentenced to one year in jail after telling a 13-year-old to sexually assault his sleeping sister and carry out an act with his dog.

He was jailed for 18 months after manipulating a boy under 13 to perform a sexual act.

The sentences would have been longer but Allen-Howe was a youth at the time.

He was jailed for two sets of two years and nine months after manipulating boys to perform a sexual act after he turned 18 - making eight years in total.

He will not serve extra time for the remaining 27 counts.

Investigating officer Det Sgt Clayton Ford said: “He was targetting victims all over the world and this case highlights the dangers our children face in talking to people online that they do not know personally.

“I would encourage children and parents to look at the thinkuknow.co.uk for advice.”

An NSPCC spokesman said: “It is vital parents speak to their children about the risks they could face online so they know how to stay safe.”