Locations
Newbury Road, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Andover, SP11
Description
A PAEDOPHILE who moved the underwear of a child to take photos while they were sleeping has been jailed.
Daniel Burridge, 38, of Newbury Road, Enham Alamein, pleaded guilty on March 27 to several offences, including a child under the age of 13 by touching, and creating indecent images of children in Category B and Category C.
During his sentencing hearing in Winchester Crown Court on Friday, June 27, the court heard the Burridge's offending was discovered by his friend who briefly borrowed his phone and found indecent images of children.
The court heard that Burridge had moved a child's underwear while they were asleep in order to take a photo of their genitals.
Burridge was in possession of three phones, all of which had indecent images of children on them.
In sentencing, Judge James Newton-Price KC noted that the appropriate punishment was immediate imprisonment.
Burridge was sentenced to 22 months behind bars and must comply with all instructions given to him.
A Sexual Harm Prevention Order was also imposed.
An order for the forfeiture and destruction of Burridge's three mobile phones was also made.