NEIL GORDON SENTENCED IN LIVERPOOL FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OFFENSES

In May 2006, a Liverpool Crown Court judge delivered a stern warning about the dangers of pornography to Neil Gordon, a 37-year-old man whose home was found to contain hundreds of child porn images. Judge John Phipps emphasized that pornography is addictive, stating, "Pornography is addictive – as you have found to your cost." He further told Gordon to be "thoroughly ashamed of himself" and pointed out that viewing such images involves exploiting abused children.

Although the judge acknowledged that the offences warranted a custodial sentence, he believed that treatment aimed at preventing recidivism would serve the public better. Consequently, Gordon was sentenced to three years of supervision, with the requirement to attend a sex offenders program. Additionally, he was banned from working with children for life and was ordered to register as a sex offender for five years.

Gordon, of Virginia Road, Wallasey, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of possessing indecent photographs and eight counts of making them. Prosecutor Tom Eaton explained that police visited his home last year following investigations into the US-based Landslide website, which revealed that Gordon had paid to access child pornography. Defense lawyer Alan Boscoe, noting that Gordon has no previous convictions, stated that his client has already faced significant consequences, such as resigning from his job, separating from his wife and daughter, and currently living in a bedsit.