DUMBARTON SEX OFFENDER CAUGHT WITH VILE IMAGE HOARD AVOIDS PRISON TERM
A DUMBARTON man was caught with a stash of indecent images of children at his former home in Cardross.Declan Deeney, of Old Academy Way, admitted to a charge of taking, or permitting to be taken, indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children at a property in Barrs Terrace between December 28, 2020 and February 23 the following year.
He pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to a second charge of being in possession of indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children from December 28, 2020 and March 25, 2021.
Appearing for sentencing at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on July 12 the 20-year-old was placed on the sex offenders register for three years after pleading guilty to the two charges.
Sheriff Maxwell Hendry noted the seriousness of the offences and the potential lifelong damage to children involved.
He stated, “The offences which you committed are serious.
Some people think these are offences where effectively there are no victims.
I do not take that view at all.
It is difficult to tell what lifelong damage may be done to those children.
This is not a victimless crime.” Deeney was placed on a community payback order for three years under social work supervision, requiring him to follow ten conditions, and was also made subject to a ‘sexual offences prevention order’ for three years, barring him from any contact with minors and from entering places where children gather.
He must also remain in his home from 7pm-7am for six months.
