A SOUTH TYNESIDE PERVERT CAUGHT WITH A STASH OF VILE CHILD ABUSE IMAGES ALSO DISTRIBUTED SOME, A COURT HEARD.
Matthew Robinson, aged 37, was discovered by authorities to possess 17 images classified as the most severe, category A, along with eight images at category B, and 31 at category C.However, Robinson, residing on Newcastle Road in Simonside, was also found to have circulated images across all three levels of abuse severity.
Additionally, police found him in possession of 34 graphic pornographic images depicting a person performing oral sex with a dog.
During a court hearing before borough magistrates, he admitted to three charges of creating indecent images or pseudo-photos of a minor.
He also confessed to three counts of distributing such indecent images involving a child, along with one charge of possessing extreme pornography.
The court was informed that he shared four images at category A and a further eight at categories B and C each.
The offences took place in South Tyneside between September 7 and October 10, 2022.