"PA Media A self-proclaimed Satanist who claimed he made a pact with a "red-horned devil" has been found guilty of having extreme right-wing material. Former Brit school of Performing Arts student Declan George Candiani, 26, was stopped by counter-terrorism police at Stansted Airport as he attempted to go on holiday to Finland with his girlfriend, on 13 August 2024. On seeing the contents of his phone, officers arrested him and searched the home he shares with his mother in Streatham, south-west London."
"An examination of Candiani's devices revealed a cache of extreme right-wing material including "manifestos" of mass killers and documents advocating the use of serious violence to achieve white supremacy. Candiani denied wrongdoing and claimed he was mainly interested in Satanism and the occult. On Friday, he was found guilty of two charges of collection of information likely to be useful for terrorism and acquitted of two similar offences. Judge Nigel Lickley KC granted Candiani continued bail ahead of sentencing in November."
"Giving evidence in court, Candiani described being visited by a "red-horned devil" in his bedroom who told him: "You see me now Declan, you worship me." He told jurors he agreed to be his "minion" saying: "I did literally make a pact with the devil." The court was told that Candiani's mental health suffered and he went down a "rabbit hole" after his mother was diagnosed with cancer."
Declan George Candiani, 26, was stopped by counter-terrorism police at Stansted Airport on 13 August 2024 while attempting to travel to Finland with his girlfriend. Officers examined his phone, arrested him, and searched his Streatham home, finding a cache of extreme right-wing material including mass-killer manifestos and documents advocating serious violence to achieve white supremacy. Candiani denied wrongdoing, saying his interest was primarily in Satanism and the occult and linking his downloads to the Order of Nine Angles. He was found guilty of two counts of collecting information likely useful for terrorism, acquitted on two others, and was granted bail pending sentencing in November. He described a claimed pact with a "red-horned devil" and reported deteriorating mental health after his mother's cancer diagnosis.
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