Anthony Styles, a prominent anti-migrant protester and YouTuber known as AJ Audits, has been identified as a convicted child sex offender, according to court records and activist groups that tracked his activity.
Styles, 59, who amassed thousands of followers on his now inactive channel and frequently livestreamed demonstrations outside migrant hotels and asylum accommodation, was convicted in 2017 of indecently assaulting a girl under 14 for an offence that took place in 1993. He was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison, placed on the sex offenders register for life and issued an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
Court records and reporting show Styles received a separate conviction in 2012 after admitting to assaulting a 17-year-old and possessing 307 indecent images of children, described during proceedings as drawn from a collection of "naturist" images. For those offences he was given a three-year community order. The 1993 offence was heard by a court decades later as a historic allegation; the victim told the court she had been sexually abused while sitting on Styles's knee.
Activists from Stand Up To Racism said they unmasked Styles after seeing his real name printed on a fake press pass he had produced for himself at a protest. Styles had positioned himself as part of street demonstrations opposing migrants and what participants described as grooming gangs, often framing his livestreams as efforts to "protect women and children." He had recently streamed footage from protests in London and Epping following the arrest and later conviction of an Ethiopian migrant accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Epping, Essex, in July.
Styles, who uses a wheelchair because of a degenerative illness, has been removed from online groups in which he previously took part, and his YouTube channel has ceased activity. Anti-fascist campaigners and others on the left have said the revelation underscores what they describe as hypocrisy within far-right gatherings that emphasize the protection of women and children. "These revelations show the far right have never cared about women's rights, they've been harbouring convicted offenders in their midst," said Lewis Nielsen, an anti-fascist officer, following the disclosures. "The hypocrisy is off the charts."
The case has highlighted how some activists and online influencers who present themselves as defenders of vulnerable communities can have criminal records that contrast sharply with their public messaging. Organisers of the protests have said they included a wide range of participants, including families, and framed demonstrations as responses to concerns about public safety after high-profile criminal cases.
Legal records show Styles remains subject to the conditions of the Sexual Harm Prevention Order. There was no immediate public comment from Styles available following the reporting of his convictions and the activists' disclosure.
The revelations come amid heightened debate in Britain over migrant accommodation, community safety and the role of online platforms in amplifying fringe political movements. Campaigners on both sides have increasingly used livestreaming and social media to mobilise supporters and to document demonstrations, complicating efforts by authorities and community groups to manage tensions around asylum housing and policing.