Mr Pawson-Pounds told jurors that Cope had accepted posting the images on a Telegram channel and they would hear “clear evidence” that the first two were created on his home computer.
In January 2022, Cope posted an image of a person pointing a gun at the heads of figures with Jewish, Islamic and Christian symbols with the words: “Death to Abrahamists, long live Aryanism…Join Your Local Nazis,” the Old Bailey was told.
Joseph Cope, who has autism spectrum disorder, was aged 16 and 17 when he allegedly encouraged terrorist acts on social media and created an online library of terrorist documents.
Mr Pawson-Pounds told jurors the likely issue for them to consider in the case was what Cope intended when he posted on Telegram or what he thought the risk of doing so might be.
Hundreds of similar documents were found on Cope’s computer, including the White Resistance Manual, which the prosecution allege contains information useful to a terrorist.
