WINCHESTER MAN JAILED OVER HUNDREDS OF INDECENT CHILD IMAGES
A repeat sex offender from Winchester has been sentenced for possessing indecent images of children.Jonathan Peter Clark, 47, of The Valley in Winchester, was jailed for two years and eight months after police discovered 195 images of children on his mobile phone.
Hampshire officers launched an investigation in May 2023 after an online account suspected of uploading an indecent image to the internet was traced back to Clark.
He was arrested in October 2023, and a search of his phone revealed 195 images graded from category A, the most serious, to category C.
PC Neil Nancarrow, from the Internet Child Abuse Team, said: "Jonathan Clark is a repeat sexual offender who has continued to break the law, he clearly poses a serious risk to children and I am glad to see him put behind bars.
"Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary is committed to keeping the children in our community safe and I hope this investigation evidences how seriously we take crimes of this nature.
"We will continue to work hard to bring offenders of these abhorrent crimes to justice.
Online offending around indecent images of children is a crime.
"Each image represents a child that has been abused.
If you are looking at, making, or distributing these images, we will take action." Clark pleaded guilty to possession of indecent images of children and breach of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order.
He was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court on April 16, after entering his plea at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court in March 2026.
Clark was also issued a lifelong Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
Judge Parker KC ordered the destruction of Clark's mobile phone as part of the sentence.
Hampshire Constabulary continues to urge anyone who has been a victim of child abuse to come forward.
Victims can contact police by calling 101 or by submitting information through the force’s website.
PC Nancarrow said that support is available for those affected, whether or not they are ready to speak to police.
The NSPCC helpline is available on 0808 800 5000, or by email at [email protected].
Children seeking support can contact Childline on 0800 1111.
For further resources, the public can visit stopitnow.org.uk, ceop.police.uk, and iwf.org.uk.
