MAN JAILED FOR MAKING AND DISTRIBUTING INDECENT IMAGES OF CHILDREN
A man from Bradford has received a prison sentence after being found guilty of creating and sharing indecent images of minors.
Authorities were alerted through information provided by another police force, which indicated the existence of group chats on a private messaging platform.
In these chats, several individuals exchanged indecent images involving children.
Guiseppe Bottone, aged 29 and residing on Stone Street in Bradford, was identified as a participant in these conversations and was found to be in possession of such material.
Subsequently, officers from the Bradford District’s Online Child Abuse Investigation Team carried out a search warrant at Bottone’s home, leading to his arrest and the confiscation of various electronic devices.
During the investigation, a significant number of images were recovered.
Bottone faced multiple charges, including three counts of producing indecent images of children, two counts of sharing such images, and one count of possessing extreme pornography.
On 22 January, he appeared before Bradford Crown Court, where he was sentenced to serve 27 months in prison.
He was also ordered to register as a sex offender for ten years, instructed to adhere to a ten-year sexual harm prevention order, and required to pay a victim surcharge of £228.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
Europe
Continent
from Italy
- based on surname
94.5%
confidence
First-name region
Europe
France
21.6%
Surname region
Europe
Italy
94.5%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
decent images, and one count of possession of extreme pornography. At Bradford Crown Court on January 22, he received a sentence of 27 months in prison, was required to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years, was issued a sexual ha...
Prison sentence
A Bradford man has been jailed for making and distributing "abhorrent" indecent images of children
Sex Offenders Register
10 years
At Bradford Crown Court on January 22, he received a sentence of 27 months in prison, was required to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years, was issued a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years, and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of 228
Court order
10 years
At Bradford Crown Court on January 22, he received a sentence of 27 months in prison, was required to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years, was issued a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years, and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of 228
Fine or payment
27 months
At Bradford Crown Court on January 22, he received a sentence of 27 months in prison, was required to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years, was issued a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years, and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of 228
