Locations
Midway Road, Colchester, CO29
Description
A PAEDOPHILE has been locked up after being caught with more than 1,000 indecent images of children.
Dominic Osborne Robinson was caught with more than 1,000 images of children being abused.
Police raided the 34-year-old's home after getting a tip-off he had been uploading indecent images and talking about abusing youngsters online.
Officers seized three phones, a laptop and a tablet and a number of cameras.
They contained a mix of category A, B and C images as well as sexualised communications with children.
He was arrested the same day at his workplace in Portsmouth on January 28, 2019.
Appearing at Portsmouth Crown Court on Tuesday he was charged with three counts of making indecent photographs of children, two counts of attempting sexual communication with a child and one count of encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence believing it would be committed.
He previously pleaded guilty.
Robinson, of Midway Road, Colchester, was jailed for 20 months in prison after being found in possession of indecent images of children.
He must register as a sex offender for ten years and will also be given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for ten years.
DC Stephen Hill of Hampshire Constabulary’s Internet Child Abuse Team said “Behind every indecent image of a child is a vulnerable victim and these crimes are among the most appalling that we investigate.
“Robinson is a habitual collector of indecent images that include category A, the most serious kind, for his own sexual gratification.
“He was found to not only have been in possession of such images but also actively sought to communicate with children.
“Tackling online viewing of indecent images and safeguarding children online is a priority for police and we will do everything in our power to bring offenders to justice.”