Locations
Maple Way, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31
Description
A convicted sex offender was caught with indecent images of children on two mobile phones hidden under his pillow, a court heard.
Liam Latore, 25, who has prior convictions for child sex offences, had been uploading the illicit material from online platforms.
Police visited his address in Maple Way, Gorleston, where he initially denied possessing such content. But a search uncovered a Samsung phone and an iPhone under his pillow, prosecutor John Morgans said.
Analysis revealed 29 category A images—the most serious—including 24 stills and five videos, plus 25 category B and 32 category C images.
Latore appeared at Norwich Crown Court on Monday for sentencing after admitting three counts of making indecent images of children on February 27 this year.
Recorder Simon Taylor said Latore's actions "supports the really serious abuse of children."
"You're part of the network that causes abuse to young children," he added. "That's the gravity of these offences."
The judge deemed the crimes so serious that immediate custody was required, jailing Latore for 15 months.
Mitigating, Matthew McNiff said Latore was vulnerable with mental health issues.
Latore received a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and was placed on the sex offenders' register for 10 years.