Staffordshire family man with child sex images spared jail
A family man who downloaded pornographic images of children from the internet has been spared a prison sentence.
Police found the images on a laptop, mobile phone and an internet tablet following a raid on the Staffordshire home of Adrian Jordan, a court heard.
A total of 154 illegal images were found, including 16 in the most serious category A, said Miss Fiona Cortese, prosecuting at Stafford Crown Court.
A further 18 were in category B and 120 in category C, the least serious.
Jordan told officers he had been searching the internet using terms such as 'teens' and 'Lolita' as 'an escape from everyday life' and had no sexual interest in children. He said he was ashamed and embarrassed.
Jordan, aged 44, of Franklin Drive, Burntwood, who admitted three charges of making indecent images of children and three of possessing indecent images, was given a three-year community order and must undergo a sex offender treatment programme. He was also ordered to register as a sex offender for five years and to pay £535 costs.
Judge John Wait told him: "Those who abuse children for profit depend on ensnaring those who show an interest in to paying subscriptions.
"Every person who goes on to their websites is positively encouraging the abuse and torture of children all over the world by men of the worst possible sort.
"You have lost your good name, you have come close to losing your family. Fortunately they support you. You have done what you can since being caught, by being frank and seeking help. You present a low risk of re-offending."
Mr Darron Whitehead, defending, said Jordan had suffered a breakdown since his arrest and had sought help from his GP.
