A 27-year-old-man from Ryde has been jailed for 12 months after his case was heard at Isle of Wight Crown Court this morning (Tuesday).
Jamie Downing of Oak Vale, Oakfield, Ryde admitted having thousands of indecent images of children, including a “paedophile manual” which details the abuse of very young children, including babies and how to avoid being caught.
1,000s of indecent images
Computer equipment that was seized by police revealed 583 category A images, 1,087 category B and 1,862 category C. Examiners also found 65 extreme pornography images and 1,789 prohibited images of children, which are non-photographic cartoons or computer animated images.
Downing admitted that he has been looking at similar images for the last 11 years, but told the court he “had not equated the people on his screen as real children”.
Judge: “Depravity this court seldom sees”
The judge, Roger Hetherington, said the slideshow “paedophile manual” took the case to levels of depravity that his court seldom sees.
Downing’s lawyer told the court that the 27-year-old disgusted with himself and was glad the situation had come to light, as he had been putting his head in the sand.
The judge sentenced him to 12 months imprisonment.
Article edit
15.50 – Direct quote from Judge and Lawyer amended to reported speech.
Source: County Press
