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A sex offender working at a hotel in Exeter has admitted pestering a woman in the health club Jacuzzi. Naweed Nasery, 21, followed the woman around the premises, bombarded her with WhatsApp messages and ignored her requests to stop, a court heard.

He was working as a porter at the Mercure Exeter at the time and subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order which banned him from approaching lone females. The woman, a 19-year-old, was using the health club and called police after a series of incidents.

Nasery, of Cowick Street, admitted breaching the terms of his SHPO and was remanded in custody until a sentencing hearing next month.

Magistrates were told Nasery's work gave him use of the hotel's facilities and the first incident happened when he approached the woman in the Jacuzzi and sat next to her. He asked if she was single, her age and for her phone number. He told her he did not have any friends and would like to leave with her.

An hour later he texted her about meeting up. After sending more messages she told him to stop but he continued over the next few days. On May 17 she had 11 missed calls from him.

He carried on pestering her about being 'friends' when she returned to to health club. She managed to leave the hotel by a different exit and avoided going back to the gym. She made it clear on a number of occasions that he should leave her alone and was making her feel uncomfortable.

She contacted police on May 21 after receiving more messages from him.

Nasery has a history of similar offending and his behaviour was the latest breach of his SHPO. He was jailed in February for hanging around Exeter City Centre and speaking to woman on their own. He has been assessed as a high risk offender and his behaviour managed by the authorities.

Ms Lisa McArthur, defending, said Nasery was released from his prison recall in August and had previously worked at the Amazon warehouse with no problems. He has serious mental health issues but regularly sees a doctor and his offender manager. He is no longer employed at the hotel.

The defendant was remanded in custody until October 4. He will be sentenced at Exeter Crown Court.

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A GIRL was left "emotionless and numb" after an older man sexually abused her, a court heard. Eyakeno Nyong made his victim feel "violated and disgusted". The girl was under the age of 13 when Nyong sexually touched her several times over the course of a year. A statement made by the victim spoke of her anxiety and how it has impacted her relationships. Nyong, of Wolseley Road, Southampton, appeared at Southampton Crown Court on Tuesday to be sentenced for two charges of sexual assault. The 38-year-old had been found guilty following a trial at the same court in July of this year. The court heard how the offences took place around a decade ago at an address in the city. Prosecuting, Edward Warren read the impact statement from the victim. She said that what had happened had impacted "everything". "I feel violated and disgusted with myself," it said. "I do not feel safe in my house but I do not feel safe outside either. "I find it hard to trust and I keep a closer eye on my nieces and nephews. I am so worried." In defence, David Richards said that Nyong was a "family man". He hadn't committed any offence in the years since, Mr Richards said. "If he isn't already rehabilitated, there's a real scope for rehabilitation," he told the court. Judge Nicholas Rowland jailed him for 15 months. However, he said a sexual harm prevention order "did not seem necessary" as Nyong had no previous or subsequent convictions. The court orders can be used when there are specific concerns about a defendant. They aim to stop offenders from engaging in particular activities. He added: "I commend the dignity of those sitting in the public gallery in what seems like impossible circumstances." Nyong must register as a sex offender for ten years and has been barred from working with children.

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A man who is still adamant of his innocence despite being found guilty by a jury of sexually abusing a young girl more than 10 years ago has finally been jailed. Stuart Pyle was found guilty of inciting or causing a child under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity, and six counts of sexual activity with a child following a trial in March. But during a sentencing hearing at Preston Crown Court on Monday, Judge Graham Knowles told the court Pyle still says his victim is a liar and brandished him a dangerous offender who was a risk to other children. The court was told how Pyle, 47, began abusing the girl when she was around eight-years-old, in 2010, with the offences continuing for around two or three years. The abuse started off as kissing, then led to touching on top of clothing, and eventually progressed to Pyle touching the girl underneath her clothes. In two or three instances, he even forced her to hold his penis while he was urinating. In mitigation for Pyle, Kimberley Obrusik said her client would be afforded no credit due to denying the charges and continues to this day to deny any wrongdoing. She said: While he doesnt accept he is the reason or the author of the victims trauma, he knows she did suffer trauma and he hold no malice against her for what did happen to her. What Mr Pyle wishes to say is that he hopes, regardless of his lack of admission, that she can work through her traumas. In sentencing, Judge Graham Knowles QC said: She did not realise what was being done to her was sexual assault, of course she didnt, she was a child and was being abused and groomed by you. She could not tell another person for years and eventually she told her mother. She could not even tell the police or social services, not even when you were caught with indecent images of children in 2015. She felt fear, and feared if she reported you, you would come after her. She had panic attacks and had to quit three jobs. All of these things are because of offending by you. What you did was terrible. She had counselling but it was too painful. In her personal statement she talks of the shame she feels but that shame should be yours. All this tells me is that this is absolutely the kind of thing that happens when a child is sexually abused. The blame does not lie with her, it lies with you. Within years of committing the offences you took to the internet to satisfy your desires and were given a suspended sentence in 2015 for possessing indecent images. And when the offending against this victim was put to you, you refused to comment. She has had to wait 27 months since first being interviewed by the police until today. Theres no remorse on your behalf and you still say shes a liar. This has caused her distress. You were manipulative and you groomed her. Are you a dangerous offender? There is a significant risk of serious harm being done by you to other children in the future, so yes, you are. Pyle, of Washington Court, Blackpool, was jailed for eight years and placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely. He was also made subject of a sexual harm prevention order which stops him living at or being in the same house as a girl under the age of 16 without relevant supervision.

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An online predator with a previous conviction has been caged after he was trapped by a paedophile hunter group posing with a decoy profile of a 13-year-old girl. Luke Pryor, formerly of Deerlands Avenue, Parson Cross, Sheffield, was originally convicted in 2020 for three counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and for three counts of attempting to cause a child to watch a sexual act, according to a Sheffield Crown Court hearing. Prosecuting barrister Amy Earnshaw told the hearing on September 6 how 26-year-old Pryor was given a community order but in June, this year, he struck up a sexual online conversation with a decoy profile of a 13-year-old girl which had been set up by a paedophile hunter group called Defending the Innocent. Judge Peter Kelson QC told Pryor: You have shown yourself to be a predator. A person who wishes to prey upon children. You have been given a chance of a non-custodial sentence and you have spurned that chance. Ms Earnshaw explained Pryor began communicating sexually with the decoy on WhatsApp in June and discussed kissing, cuddling, and undressing her. Pryor sent four images of himself including three of him wearing nothing but a towel. Ms Earnshaw said a further decoy contact was deployed by the paedophile hunter group and a meeting was arranged at Deerlands Avenue where the group attended and alerted the police. Pryor pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching a previously Sexual Harm Prevention Order after possessing two phones capable of internet connection and by contacting someone online who was believed to be a child, and he also admitted attempting to sexually communicate with a child. Rebecca Tanner, defending, said Pryor had become socially isolated and had developed poor health and after he was bailed he lost his address and he does not yet have a home. Ms Tanner added: Nobody is more disappointed than Mr Pryor himself by letting himself down by committing these offences. He accepts what he has done has placed him in an extremely vulnerable position and he accepts he has no one else to blame but himself. She also said Pryor realises his actions were not appropriate and that he should not have been trying to contact someone who was not his own age. Judge Kelson revoked Pryor's previous community order for the three counts of attempting to sexually communicate with a child, and the three counts of attempting to cause a child to watch a sexual act, and he chose to resentence the defendant for these matters alongside his new offences. He told Pryor: The offending you have now committed is the same one in so many ways. You were caught by a sting which was being run by a protective group here in Sheffield. Judge Kelson sentenced Pryor to two years of custody and the defendant was made subject to a restrictive Sexual Harm Prevention Order to run alongside his Sex Offender Register monitoring for 10 years.

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A man who raped a woman as she returned home from a night out in Aberdeen has been jailed. Jeffery Oviasogie, 21, admitted attacking the 29-year-old in Bon Accord Terrace Gardens in the early hours of 26 September last year. He had been employed as a support worker at Camphill special needs school in the city at the time. At the High Court in Glasgow, Oviasogie was jailed for four years and eight months. The Nigerian national's visitor visa expired six months before the attack. He had been living in the UK since 2018. The victim had been on a night out with friends before heading home in the early hours. She was walking when Oviasogie suddenly came up and started talking to her. He then followed her as she continued into Bon Accord Terrace Gardens. Prosecutor John McElroy previously said: "She began to feel uncomfortable. As she walked along a steep path, the woman was aware of Oviasogie behind her. "Her next memory is of being on her back on a muddy area with him on top of her. "She was screaming for help, but she was unable to move beneath his weight." Oviasogie demanded she "shut up" and raped her as he held her down. The advocate depute said: "She continued screaming and shouting. She was petrified." A man heard the cries and spotted Oviasogie on top of the woman. As the rapist fled, he was seen to be wearing a distinctive red baseball cap. Mr McElroy: "The woman remained on the ground, crying and curled into a ball." Officers found Oviasogie in Justice Mill Lane about an hour later, still wearing the cap. His jeans and trainers were also mud-stained - but he denied being involved in the attack. Edith Forrest, defending, said: "He was out after work with colleagues. He said he consumed a lot of alcohol, which he was not used to indulging in. "He accepts he was showing off to a degree to his peers, which demonstrates a level of immaturity at the time. He says he often thinks of the victim and the impact this will have had on her." 'Dangerous predator' Judge John McCormick told him: "You assaulted and raped a lone female as she walked home in Aberdeen. "You used force to hold her down and ignored her screams for help." Oviasogie will also be monitored for a further three years on his release, and will be on the sex offenders list indefinitely. Det Ch Insp Karen Main of Police Scotland said it was a "horrendous" attack, and described Oviasogie as "a dangerous predator". She added: "A young woman is dealing with the trauma of what happened to her that night and I hope that knowing Oviasogie is no longer a threat to other women gives her some sort of solace as she moves forward with her life."

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Victims of a serial rapist have welcomed the fiend's 14-year prison sentence for a catalogue of horrific domestic crimes.

One woman said her life has been "changed forever" after seven years of physical, sexual and mental abuse at the hands of vile brute, William Allison. Her ordeal included being raped after having a pillow forced over her face. Bully Allison also kicked and choked his terrified victim and threw plates of food at her. He wouldn't let her leave the house, monitored her phone calls and messages, and took control of her finances, making her beg him for money.

Allison, of Gartsherrie Road, Coatbridge, was sentenced at the High Court in Inverness.

After trial, the 31-year-old was found guilty of raping the woman and two other ex-partners at various Lanarkshire addresses. The former bakery worker - who we cannot picture as he has an outstanding court matter - was also convicted of assault, threatening or abusive behaviour and a course of abusive conduct. The crimes against the three women were committed between 2010 and 2019. His first victim said their relationship was "really good" to begin with. "His whole attitude changed and he was vulgar and harsh when he spoke to me.

"The abuse was mental as well as physical and sexual. I was walking on eggshells because of his moods and personality changes."

The mum-of-two said she lost a lot of friends because of Allison, who monitored her social media, called her derogatory names and accused her of being unfaithful.

She went on: "My mental health was affected to the point that I had never been so low.

"I have lost the person I was but I am striving to become a better person.

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A former teaching assistant was arrested at his then school after authorities in the US linked a Kik account in his name to child sex abuse images.

Non-profit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children contacted UK police as a user on the social media site was believed to have shared indecent images of children in August 2019.

The Kik account was linked to the IP address at Benjamin Pooleys then home in Witney and the account set up with his email address and phone number.

Oxford Crown Court heard police officers executed a warrant at the 28-year-olds home on March 4 last year.

However, Mr Pooley had moved out of the address four weeks earlier. He was arrested at his place of work, which was a school in Witney, prosecutor James Gwatkin said.

Pooley, who in 2019 appeared on an episode of quiz show favourite Countdown, was interviewed by the police on two occasions. He denied association with the Kik account or that he had downloaded illegal images of children.

That was unmasked as a lie when two devices an iPhone found on him at the school and a computer seized from his home in Stanton Harcourt were analysed by police specialists.

In total, he had 22 images in category A, the most serious category and which includes depiction of child rape. There were two category B images, 38 in category C and 15 prohibited images of children. Some of the children in the pictures were pre-pubescent.

There was evidence of Google searches for extreme' pornography in 2020 and 2021.

Sentencing him to eight months imprisonment suspended for two years, Judge Michael Gledhill QC told Pooley: The children in those images that you were looking at for your own sexual gratification were being abused by others and, but for the likes of you paying for those images, they would be unlikely to be abused.

So, you are directly responsible, albeit in part, for the sexual abuse of pre-pubescent children to say nothing of the older ones. You should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself.

He said he could not begin to imagine how Pooley had got any pleasure from this filth.

Mitigating, Dana Bilan said her client had no previous convictions, was now working in a laboratory to support his wife and baby, and had undertaken therapy to understand why he had looked at the indecent material.

He expressed his remorse in his probation interview and continues to do so through me today, she added.

Pooley, now of Grange Road, London, pleaded guilty at the magistrates court to possession of indecent images and prohibited images of children.

Judge Gledhill ordered Pooley do 100 hours of unpaid work, up to 40 rehabilitation sessions with the probation service and pay 425 in costs.

He was made subject to a 10 year sexual harm prevention order and will be a registered sex offender for a decade.

In a parting shot, the judge told the defendant: Dont ever come before this court again.

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A teacher was filmed performing a sex act whilst on a call to who he thought was a 12-year-old girl - before asking her how she felt about starting year eight.

Paul Corrie, 60, quit his job as headteacher of John Mason School, Oxford, in 2007 to return to the classroom.

He met the 'girl' on website Chat Avenue Teen Chat at the end of the summer holidays last year - not realising it was an undercover police officer.

When he was arrested little more than a week later, he confessed to receiving web links to indecent images of children online.

Corrie later admitted to the probation officer that he had 'felt undervalued, unappreciated and unfulfilled' at his job.

On Monday the Judge imposed a 10-year sexual harm prevention order on Corrie and sentenced him to a year in prison - meaning he will be a registered sex offender for a decade.

Judge Maria Lamb acknowledged that the jail term would impact his wife and parents, who relied on him for support, but told the defendant: 'I cannot ignore the fact of the seriousness of this type of offending and in my view the only appropriate punishment here can be achieved by a sentence of immediate custody.'

Corrie met his 'victim' on Chat Avenue on August 17 last year.

Under the username 'SportyUKGuy', the dad told the 'girl' he was 36-years-old.

Informed by the police officer operating the decoy account that she was only 12, he replied: 'Nice, what do you look like?'

Their conversation moved to SnapChat, where 'SportyUKGuy's username was later matched to Corrie's mobile phone number.

Over the next week, he sent a number of images of himself in boxer shorts, of his naked genitalia and video-called the 'girl' while performing a sex act on himself.

Amidst other 'sexualised messages', the ex-headteacher asked the 'girl' - 'what school year she's going into and how she feels about going into year eight'.

He was arrested on September 1, immediately taking responsibility for his actions and telling the officers: 'It's true.'

Checks of his phone and computer showed he had six indecent images in the worst category, including one showing the rape of a girl estimated to be aged between two and four.

He had five indecent images and videos in category C.

These types of inappropriate images come under three categories: category A involves penetrative sexual activity, sexual activity with an animal or sadism.

Category B features images involving non-penetrative sexual activity, and category C is indecent images not falling in categories A or B.

Corrie was also found to have searched for key phrases favoured by paedophiles and there was evidence of hyperlinks being saved for favourite websites from 2017.

Corrie pleaded guilty at the magistrates' court to attempted sexual communication with a child, attempting to get a child to look at an image of sexual activity and possession of indecent images of children.

Mitigating, Kellie Enever said her client had no previous convictions, supported his wife and elderly parents, and had lived a 'good life' until that point.

She said since his arrest, he had undergone counselling with specialist charity the Lucy Faithfull Foundation.

A probation report assessed him as a medium risk of causing serious harm to children.

The offending is understood to have been completely unconnected to his work as a teacher.

A spokeswoman for UTC Oxfordshire, where Corrie was working as a maths teacher until his dismissal last September, said: 'Once we became aware of this matter, our safeguarding procedures were followed and we are satisfied that none of the children at the school were at any risk.'

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A PAEDOPHILE "groomed a 12-year-old schoolgirl he met online after pretending he was a teenage gardener. But Declan Hatton, 30, from Ebbw Vale, was actually being duped by an undercover police officer who had joined a Kik group chat. Layla wasnt a real child but a decoy set up to catch paedophiles, Newport Crown Court was told. Hatton had set up a bogus account on Kik with a false picture and profile posing as a 19-year-old gardener from Blackwood. After moving to a private chat with the Layla, he asked her to perform a sexual act on herself and tried to persuade her to watch a sexually explicit video. The defendant, of Curre Street, Cwm, was found guilty by a jury following a trial of three offences. They were told by prosecutor Heath Edwards how Hatton had said to Layla that she should keep this to yourself and you cant say anything until your 16. He was convicted of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, attempting to cause a girl under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity and attempting to cause a child to watch an image of sexual activity. The offences were committed between May 10, 2021 and May 17, 2021. Nicholas Gedge, representing Hatton, said his clients best mitigation was that he had no previous convictions for similar offences. His only previous brush with the law was for driving without due care and attention. The judge was told how Hatton had continued to maintain his innocence in his pre-sentence report and had been assessed as generally seen as a low risk of reoffending. Mr Gedge added: He is a hard-working man who has worked in his fathers haulage business. His barrister told the court: There wasnt significant planning or any planning. Judge Daniel Williams said to Hatton: You knew that Kik was popular with children. Your profile and picture were false you claimed you were a 19-year-old gardener from Blackwood. You believed Layla was a 12-year-old girl living with foster parents. The defendant was jailed for three years and ordered to register as a sex offender for life. He was also made the subject of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and must pay a victim surcharge following his release from prison.

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A pervert who has been dubbed a monster was found by police to have had over 40,000 indecent images of children on a laptop and a phone but still managed to avoid a prison sentence

Sheffield Crown Court heard on September 5 how John Godbehere, aged 51, of Broomhill, Sheffield, had 44,852 indecent images of children on a laptop and 3,944 indecent images of children on a phone at his former family home in Sheffield.

The judge, Recorder Patrick Palmer, told Godbehere who works for the civil service : In December, 2020, you came to the attention of the authorities that images were being uploaded onto the internet from your address. Officers attended your address and found you there.

Recorder Palmer added the material included 44,852 still and moving images on a laptop and 3,944 still and moving images on a phone, all from categories A to C,

Godbehere and had also been having online discussions about sexual abusing and raping children with like-minded perverts.

Godbehere admitted three formal charges of making indecent images relating to categories A, B and C, with category A being the most serious, from between 2017 and 2020.

The defendant also admitted one count of distributing indecent images of a child.

Recorder Lambert told Godbehere: These are despicable and disgusting offences. Each and every one of those children are a genuine victim and that does not appear to have occurred to you until recently.

He highlighted aggravating factors as the pain and distress suffered by the youngsters in the images, the long period of offending, the high volume of images, and evidence that there had been efforts by Godbehere to hide the images with software.

But Recorder Palmer recognised Godbehere is of previous good character, is remorseful and he has done what he can to put this offending behind him.

He sentenced Godbehere to 16 months of custody suspended for two years with a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement.

The defendant was also made subject to the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years and he was made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for the same period.

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Roger Robinson, 69, of Beachy Road, Crawley, was sentenced on Monday after he was found guilty in April of 14 counts of rape and four counts of indecent assault against the five or six year old.

The crimes were committed over many years in his home and in vehicles parked in secluded places around the Crawley area.

Her Honour judge Shani Barnes described Robinsons crimes as a campaign of rape that represented the grossest breach of trust.

She described the former transport driver as a predator who enjoyed the power he had over the girl.

Robinson was sentenced to a 22-year sentence, including 18 years in prison and four years on an extended-licence period.

The judge added the four extra years on his licence after concluding he passed a legal test of dangerousness which is a sentencing option reserved for the most serious offenders.

It means Robinson is not entitled to be released half way through his custodial sentence, and instead will serve a minimum of two-thirds of the sentence in prison before he can be considered eligible for parole.

The judge also imposed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) which restricts Robinsons access to children when he is released.

The jury returned a not guilty verdict on one count of rape at the trial in April.

Detective constable Dani Flude of the West Sussex Safeguarding Investigations Unit said: "The victim in this case went through a traumatic experience over several years, as Robinson systematically groomed and exploited her for his own sexual gratification.

"His offending continued into adulthood. We sensitively investigated this case and arrested Robinson, and it became clear that he had assaulted her on many occasions over many years, both at his home and in vehicles parked in secluded areas in the Crawley area.

"I applaud her bravery in coming forward and supporting us through a lengthy investigation, and finally giving evidence in front of a jury.

"We recognise how traumatic this experience has been and we worked with her to ensure her access to advice and support from specialist officers and independent agencies.

"This case demonstrates once again that justice can be achieved many years after offences have taken place."

If you or anyone you know has been subject to sexual offences you can contact the police at any time and arrange to talk in confidence to experienced investigators.

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A BASINGSTOKE man has avoided jail after police found hundreds of indecent images of children on electronic devices belonging to him.

Police confiscated a computer, two smartphones and a USB stick from the home of Dean Richard John Clayton.

Officers were not able to access the USB stick, which Clayton maintained he got from a gym and did not have the password for, but indecent images of children were found on the other devices - some of children as young as four-years-old.

On Monday, September 5, Clayton, of Daneshill Court, Lychpit, appeared at Winchester Crown Court to be sentenced. Matthew Lawson, prosecuting, said: The computer and the two smartphones had indecent images of children some of them were moving images. There was a password for the USB stick, which police could not access.

The defendants (ex) girlfriend had told the police that Clayton told her that if police got access to the contents of the USB stick his life would be over. However, the defendant maintained to the police that he did not have a password and he got the USB stick from a gym.

The defendant also had an app on his smartphone which looked like a calculator. It was in fact a spy app protected by a password. Indecent images were hidden inside this app.

At an earlier hearing, after a trial date was set, Clayton pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children between December 2013 and November 2019: 51 of Category A; 57 of Category B; and 448 of Category C.

He denied possessing four extreme pornographic images between July 24, 2016 and August 28, 2019, and of possessing 66 prohibited images of children between August 28, 2019 and November 3, 2019.

Clayton was unrepresented due to ongoing barrister strikes. Despite being given an opportunity to consult with his solicitor about a pre-sentencing report, he decided to proceed with sentencing.

In sentencing, Judge Susan Evans said Claytons denial of the offences delayed the case considerably. The judge continued: It is awful that there were images of children as young as four years and upwards. These are real children who are suffering real abuse. They suffer serious psychological and physical injuries. People like you are a market for it.

Judge Evans, however, acknowledged that Clayton seemed motivated to change after demonstrating remorse. Having lost his previous job because of the case, he has started working again.

The judge said that Clayton is making an effort to change his lifestyle by staying away from substances.

Clayton was handed a 24-month community order, fined 1,500, and placed under a sexual harm prevention order for five years.

He must also complete 30 days of rehabilitation and 120 hours of unpaid work.

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A pervert who downloaded images of someone performing a sex act with a dog and a horse also viewed indecent images of children including one of a toddler being raped.

Oliver Fallace, 26, from Longfield, was found to have downloaded the extreme pornographic images, and others including one of a child aged between one and three being attacked by an abuser, after police went to his address in January last year.

His mum answered the door to officers and when Fallace was asked about the images he began shaking uncontrollably and admitted to officers he may have viewed some.

Police seized a USB stick and a laptop from his home and, after analysis, found hundreds of indecent images ranging from category A, the worst sort, to category C.

Fallace, of Gorsewood Road, Hartley, was found to have downloaded 227 category A images, 444 category B and 756 category C images.

The former Gravesend Grammar School pupil was later charged with three counts of making indecent images of children, one count of possessing extreme pornographic images and one count of possession of prohibited images of children.

Fallace admitted all five charges when he appeared before magistrates in Maidstone in May and was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday, August 31.

The court heard he had downloaded 46 prohibited images of children and at least one category A image showed a toddler being raped.

The seized devices also contained five images which either showed someone performing sex acts with a dog or a horse.

Ben Wild, prosecuting, said: "He provided the pins and passwords to the devices and 110 indecent images had been deleted at some stage.

"There were still and video images found which were from three categories from A to C."

Police analysers also established the images had been downloaded from around August 2017, and Fallace had got into a pattern of searching for them.

Mr Wild added: "The category A images contained pictures of children aged one to three and up to 13 years. The category B images contain images of children aged seven to nine years and from nine years to 11 years and the category C images contained pictures of children aged seven to nine years and 11 to 13 years.

"The prohibited images showed images of eight-year-old children and the defendant made no comment during his interview with police, but did say he would never harm a child."

It was also told he had suffered from mental health issues, depression and had been diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and autism as a child. It was also said that he had shown a great deal of remorse and had made progress in the past 18 months away from the path of offending.

Judge Philip St John-Stevens was told Fallace was of previous good character but was not working and was claiming Universal Credit.

The judge said: "This is not a victimless crime and you must now see this sort of abuse can ruin their lives (children in images) forever.

"One image showed a child between the age of one and three being raped, the victims in the images are very vulnerable in age.

"I accept you were a young man who has now realised what he did is wrong."

Judge St John-Stevens placed Fallace on a two-year community order which will see him complete 30 rehabilitation activity requirement sessions.

He was also placed on sexual harm prevention order for seven years and must now sign the sex offenders' register.

Fallace was also ordered to pay £200 costs.

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Christopher Burford's despicable crime was discovered by police investigating the downloading of indecent images

A man photographed himself as he sexually abused and assaulted a baby. Christopher Burford's vile activities were uncovered by police who initially suspected he had been downloading indecent images from the internet and seized his mobile phone for analysis. The 45-year-old has now been given extended sentence as a dangerous offender.

Swansea Crown Court heard that, acting on intelligence, officers attended Burford's house in Pontneddfechan at the top of the Neath Valley in February this year. Ian Wright, prosecuting, said the defendant's phones were subject to an on-the-spot examination and evidence of indecent material was found. The defendant was arrested and interviewed and told officers that he had met a man on an adult swinging website who disclosed sexual offending and claimed he had then begun to carry out an investigation into paedophiles in the area because he wanted to keep children safe. Burford was released on bail while a full digital analysis of his phone was carried out.

The court heard a total of 1,032 images of children being sexually abused were discovered on Burford's Samsung device and while most had been downloaded from the internet it appeared some had been taken by the defendant himself. Further work was done on the phone and it emerged that more than 100 pictures showing a baby being sexually assaulted had been taken by the defendant. Police were subsequently able to identify the child involved. Mr Wright said it was not possible to establish the dates when Burford had taken the pictures. The defendant was interviewed for a second time following the discovery that he had taken some of the photos and this time he answered "no comment" to all questions asked.

Burford, aged 45, of Dinas Street, Pontneddfechan, Glynneath, admitted four counts of sexual assault of a child under 13, two counts of assault by penetration of a child under 13, the taking of indecent images of Category A, Category B, and Category C, and possession of indecent images. He has no previous convictions. Read about a 63-year-old man with an "unhealthy interest in young girls" sent teens vile messages.

Dyfed Thomas, for Burford, said the best mitigation he could put before the court were the defendant's guilty pleas though he acknowledged they had been entered in the face of "overwhelming" evidence of guilt. He said while the pre-sentence report into Burford questioned his remorse for what he had done he was instructed that his client was genuinely remorseful.

Judge Geraint Walters said Burford had abused a "helpless" baby and said while the courts deal with cases of sexual offending every day some stand out due to the nature of the offending and this was just such a case. He said he was satisfied the defendant should be categorised as a dangerous offender in meaning of the relevant legislation and therefore made the subject of an extended sentence.

Burford was given an 18-year extended sentence comprising 12 years in prison followed by a six-year extended licence period. He must serve two-thirds of the custodial element of his sentence before he can apply for release but it will be for the Parole Board to determine when he is safe to be let out and on what conditions. The defendant will be a registered sex offender for the rest of his life and was made the subject of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.