AARON HEALEY

NORTHWICH SEX OFFENDER CAUGHT WITH CHILD ABUSE IMAGES

A NORTHWICH pervert has been handed unpaid work after being caught with a collection of child sex abuse images.

Aaron Healey, formerly of Birch Grove, Wincham, appeared at Chester Magistrates Court on March 13 for sentencing on multiple charges.

The 42-year-old had previously admitted three counts of making indecent images of a child, one count of possessing these images, one count of possessing 37 prohibited images of a child, and one of possessing an extreme pornographic image.

Magistrates in Chester heard Healey collected a total of 130 indecent images, including three category A images - the most serious - as well as 13 category B images, and 113 category C.

The extreme pornographic image, discovered on June 11 last year with the others, depicted bestiality.

Taking his admission into account, magistrates handed Healey an 18-month community order.

As part of this, he must complete 150 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months as well as up to 30 days of rehabilitation activity.

Healey was put on the sex offenders register for five years and was also made the subject of a five-year sexual harm prevention order (SHPO).

As part of this order, he is banned from using devices capable of accessing the internet unless he first notifies police.