Locations
Trafford, Greater Manchester, England
Description
A man found with more than 4,000 indecent images of children told police he knew it was wrong but that it was 'part of the thrill' and that he had an 'addiction'.
Daniel Cartwright, 24, immediately admitted downloading the images after officers searched his home in June 2019.
He said he watched live streams of children and admitted using an app on his iPad.
Cartwright, from Stretford, Trafford, said he 'knew it was wrong and knew he would be caught', Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
Officers seized five devices - including his phone, iPad, laptop and two computers - all of which contained indecent images of children.
In total, 912 category A images were discovered - the worst kind - as well as 422 category B and 3,472 category C.
Police also found evidence Cartwright had been sharing an eight-minute video recording of a live stream, which he had taken on his iPad, to a number of websites.
Cartwright pleaded guilty to three offences of making indecent images; and one offence of possessing an indecent image with a view to distributing to others.