Published date: 06 April 2016 |
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A WREXHAM man who rarely left his house and spent most, “if not all”, of his time watching films on his computer has been jailed for making and possessing indecent images of children.
Judge Rhys Rowlands, sitting at Mold Crown Court, told Michael Shaun Slawson, 30, that the sheer volume of the most serious category of images meant it had to be immediate custody.
Slawson, said to lead a very lonely life and who lived at home with his parents at Hill Court in Hightown, Wrexham, was jailed for 10 months.
He was ordered to register with the police as a sex offender for 10 years and a
10-year sexual harm prevention order was made to curb his future activities.
The judge said there were more than 3,000 category A images and films, which made it a serious matter.
“You may have believed you were removed from what was happening to those children many thousands of miles away,” he added.
“But you appreciate that were it not for the likes of you seeking out these images, the children would not be put through these appalling experiences.”
Slawson admitted a total of eight charges – six of making indecent images and films and two charges of possessing 9,886 indecent images and 63 indecent movies.
Prosecutor David Mainstone said police executed a search warrant at Slawson’s home last June.
The defendant immediately admitted that he had downloaded illegal material.
Interviewed, he said he downloaded and looking at them.
A mobile phone, a hard drive, a computer tower and a Dell computer were examined and more than 10,000 images and films were discovered.
Re-interviewed, Slawson said he was surprised at the high volume but accepted he had been responsible.
The court was told 340 of them were accessible to him at the time. The others had been deleted.
Ceri Evans, defending, said that her client was a man of good character who had been very open and honest with the police from the start.
They were for his own use, there was no distribution or commercial element.
Slawson was an only child who had left a rather lonely life.
He had a history of psychological and physical assault which had an effect upon him.
“He rarely leaves the house. He spends the vast majority, if not all of his time, on his computer watching films,” Miss Evans explained.
He had a limited social life and little interaction with others.
The defendant was genuinely motivated to change and was willing to address his offending behaviour which had
developed over a period of time.
He regretted his actions and had shown remorse.
The judge said that the difficulty in his case was there were some 3,000 images and films at the worst category A.
“It is an awful lot,” he said.
He took into account his guilty pleas, his background, his good character and the fact that he had been leading a fairly isolated life which contributed to his behaviour.
Looking back in the cold light of day the defendant appreciated just how serious the matters against him were.
“There are a very large number of images – more than 3,000 at category A.
“That being the case, I am afraid that only an immediate custodial area can be justified,” he said.
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