2025-02-10
Judge jails man who had over 300 child abuse images after noting need for 'general deterrence'
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Hayes noted Court of Appeal decisions state that the option of a suspended custodial sentences must be considered in circumstances including where it is an accused person's first offence, where they have been co-operative, where there is no suggestion of the sharing of images and the offending is at a low level. He imposed an 18-month custodial sentence with the final six months suspended on strict conditions.