A sex offender released on bail for downloading indecent images of children bought a new computer and committed further crimes, has been jailed.
Today Alan Catherall, 58, appeared at Mold Crown Court today and was put behind bars for 32 months, and ordered to register with police as a sex offender for life.
Catherall of Tan y Bryn, Caergwrle near Mold, also received an indefinite sexual harm prevention order (SOPO).
The court was told Catherall had a history of similar offending and how in 2010 he received a suspended prison sentence and was given a SOPO.
Anna Pope, prosecuting, said police visited Catherall’s home in February of last year and found 120,000 indecent images
There was also cleaning and shredding software to delete files containing indecent material.
Catherall was initially released on bail.
But, when police visited his home again in January this year they found Catherall had bought a new computer which had thousands more indecent images.
Alun Williams, defending, said that Catherall could not help himself.
Mr Williams said there had been a long delay between the original seizure and the police making a routine visit when they found he had bought a new computer.
He said: “He accepts there is an obsession in respect of this type of image which is something that needs to be dealt with.
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“He knows he has a problem. He knows he needs help.
“Apart from this kind of offending he is a hard working, honest individual.“
Catherall admitted 13 charges – six of making indecent images, two charges of possessing them, four charges of possessing extreme images and one charge of doing an act prevented by the SOPO, namely having file deleting software on his computer.
Judge Niclas Parry said Catherall had been given chances to reform.
He said: “Despite that support and intervention, in breach of an order made to protect the public, you persisted in accessing a very large number of indecent images.
“I say it repeatedly but it cannot be said too often – what you were viewing was actually happening to those very young children.”
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