Spanish ex pat ran ‘Charlie Big Potatoes’ terror channel

A far-right fitness guru set up a Telegram channel called ‘Charlie Big Potatoes’ to spread terrorist material from his holiday home in Spain, a court heard. Kristofer Kearney, 38, was part of a group called the Patriotic Alternative and shared posts glorifying and encouraging extreme right wing terror attacks. He is said to have posted documents to his website, including the manifestos of Christchurch Mosque killer Brenton Tarrant. Kearney then created the Telegram channel in November 2020. He posted a…