Locations
Manor Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1
Description
A pervert has been jailed after being caught with child abuse images during a visit to the Lake District.
Craig Johnson, from Manor Chare, Newcastle, was arrested by police while on an overnight stay in Keswick last summer.
Using a police warrant, officers raided the address where Johnson was staying on July 6 and found sick images of child abuse on his electronic devices.
The 29-year-old has now been jailed after pleading guilty to possessing child sex abuse images.
Johnson admitted possessing indecent images of children and three counts of making indecent images of children.
He also pleaded guilty to possessing an extreme pornographic image involving sexual activity by a person with a horse.
A judge at Carlisle Crown Court sentenced Johnson to two-and-a-half years in prison on Friday.
Johnson has also been placed on the sexual offenders’ register indefinitely and received a sexual harm prevention order.
Detective inspector Jenny Beattie, of Cumbria Police, said: “I am pleased that Johnson has been brought before the courts to answer for his actions.
“Every indecent image of child means that somewhere a child has been a victim of abuse.
“There is no excuse for accessing or sharing these type of images and we will continue to work hard to bring those that do so to justice in order to protect children.”