Locations
St Marychurch Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1
Description
A Torquay paedophile has been jailed for making indecent images of children and breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. Jason Black, 51, has a history of similar offending and was subject to a range of court orders and monitoring measures when he committed his latest crimes.
He ignored restrictions banning him from the internet and was caught after downloading vile images of children being abused. The 51-year-old has been jailed for three years after admitting multiple offences at Exeter Crown Court.
Prosecutor Ms Kelly Scrivener said police arrested Black in February after his email was linked to suspicious activity on a child-based image-sharing platform. Police were worried he was once again accessing indecent images.
When they searched his address they found he had been using a computer in breach of his SHPO and had downloaded some pictures.
He was released but when police searched his address a second time they found more evidence he had been using the internet on devices he should not have even been in possession of.
A further police warrant was executed in August and further memory cards and SIM cards were found. In total, Black had 16 devices capable of accessing the internet and storing images, said the prosecutor. This put him in breach of his SHPO.
Ms Scrivener said: "It was a concerted and repeated attempt to evade the prohibitions of his SHPO over the course of eight months."
Black has previously served time in jail for similar offending dating back to 2017, the court heard.
Ms Rachel Smith, defending, said he had shown some insight into the harm caused by his behaviour and that he was sorry. She said he is not in the best of health and is unfit to work.
Judge David Evans said his offending might be the product of social isolation. Black will serve half his sentence in prison and the rest on licence.