Anthony Styles / AJ Audits

Semantic Summary

Anthony Styles, operating as AJ Audits, was a far-right YouTube auditor who livestreamed confrontational content outside UK asylum seeker hotels in London and Epping, framing himself as a citizen journalist protecting women and children from grooming gangs. His channel was exposed in September 2025 when Stand Up to Racism activists uncovered his identity as a convicted paedophile — having served 4.5 years for indecent assault on a girl under 14, with additional offences involving indecent images of children. This revelation, reported by The Independent, Daily Mail, and Byline Times, led to his channel's deletion and expulsion from far-right protest circles. Styles collaborated with other auditors including Banaman, with whom he filmed at a Guildford eviction. His case became emblematic of the criminal backgrounds surfacing within the UK anti-migrant auditing movement, documented comprehensively in Byline Times' April 2026 investigation into the far-right auditor network. His trajectory illustrates the intersection of performative vigilantism, YouTube monetisation of anti-migrant sentiment, and documented histories of serious sexual offending among figures presenting as community protectors.

Field	Detail
Platform	YouTube (channel now deleted)
Category	UK far-right / anti-migrant auditing
Status	Channel deleted; creator imprisoned
Full Name	Anthony Styles
Alias	AJ Audits
Age	59 (as of 2025)
Subscribers	"Thousands" (prior to deletion)
Channel	@AJAudits (deleted)
Location	Blackpool / London / Epping, UK

Overview

Anthony Styles, operating under the alias AJ Audits, was a far-right YouTube auditor who livestreamed demonstrations outside taxpayer-funded asylum seeker accommodation in London and Epping. His channel claimed to be about protecting women and children from grooming gangs, but he was unmasked as a convicted paedophile.

Styles became a fixture of far-right activism in 2024-2025, posting videos outside migrant hotels while framing himself as a citizen journalist. His channel amassed thousands of subscribers before being deactivated or deleted by YouTube following his exposure.

Activists from Stand Up to Racism identified Styles by noticing his real name on a fake "AJ Audits" press pass he wore at protests. They searched public records and found his criminal history.

Criminal History

Conviction: Indecent Assault on a Minor

Sentence: 4.5 years imprisonment
Offence: Indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14
Status: Served 4 years; released prior to 2025

Additional Offences

Sexual assault: Admitted to assaulting a 17-year-old girl
Indecent images: Possessed 307 indecent images of children (found among a collection of "naturist" images)
Community order: Received a 3-year community order for the additional offences

Exposure (September 2025)

The Independent broke the story: "Anti-migrant protester who claimed to want to 'protect children' is convicted paedophile"
Also reported by the Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Metro, GB News, Daily Express, and Eastern Daily Press
Fellow protesters in Norwich disowned him, with one writing: "I want to make it known that this streamer, AJ Audits, is not welcome at any of Norwich's future demos. This man, Anthony Styles, is a convicted child sex offender."
Byline Times (April 2026): Included Styles in their major investigation "The Criminal Past of the Far-Right Anti-Migrant 'Auditors' Going Viral on YouTube"

Notable Content (prior to deletion)

Livestreaming demonstrations outside asylum hotels in London and Epping
Claiming to "protect women and children" from grooming gangs
Filmed with other far-right auditors including Banaman (Guildford eviction video)
Videos falsely portraying asylum seekers as a threat while projecting a vigilante image

Media Coverage

The Independent (Sep 2025): "Anti-migrant protester who claimed to want to 'protect children' is convicted paedophile"
Daily Mail (Sep 2025): Front-page coverage of unmasking
Evening Standard (Sep 2025): "Revealed: YouTuber who railed outside asylum hotels to 'protect women and children' is convicted paedophile"
Metro (Sep 2025): "Anti-migrant YouTuber Anthony Styles revealed to be a paedophile"
GB News (Sep 2025): "Anti-migrant YouTuber who claimed to promote the 'protection of women and children' is convicted paedophile"
Byline Times (Apr 2026): Major investigation profiling Styles among other far-right auditors
The Times (2025): Original reporting on the unmasking via Stand Up to Racism

Reddit Coverage

r/unitedkingdom: "Anti-migrant protester who 'wanted to protect kids' is a paedophile" — major thread with thousands of upvotes

References

The Independent (Sep 2025): Anti-migrant protester who claimed to want to 'protect children' is convicted paedophile
Daily Mail (Sep 2025): Anti-migrant protester with thousands of YouTube followers who 'wanted to protect children' is a paedophile who sexually assaulted a schoolgirl
Evening Standard (Sep 2025): Revealed: YouTuber who railed outside asylum hotels to 'protect women and children' is convicted paedophile
Byline Times (Apr 2026): The Criminal Past of the Far-Right Anti-Migrant 'Auditors' Going Viral on YouTube
Metro (Sep 2025): Anti-migrant protester rallied to protect kids revealed a paedophile
GB News (Sep 2025): Anti-migrant YouTuber who claimed to promote the 'protection of women and children' is convicted paedophile
Daily Express (Sep 2025): Anti-migrant hotel YouTuber claiming to 'protect kids' is a paedophile

Known Associations

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BANAMAN — 3 mentions · tagged