DERBY PAEDOPHILE HANDED SUSPENDED JAIL TERM FOR HORRIFIC CHILD ABUSE IMAGES

A Derby paedophile named Thomas Bullock from Allenton shared horrific child abuse images with like-minded sexual deviants through an online chat group. He possessed over 300 extremely serious images, including more than 300 of category A, which typically depict children being raped and sexually assaulted by adults and were shared via the internet. The police executed a warrant at Bullock's home in 2021 after receiving information that his internet address was involved in downloading and sharing these images. Electronic devices were seized, revealing a total of 329 category A, 412 category B, and 650 category C images. Among the sharing, nine images—including category A—were distributed in a single day to a group chat online. Bullock, of Cockayne Street South, pleaded guilty to the possession and distribution of indecent images of children. He was handed a two-year jail sentence, suspended for 21 months, with the judge noting that since these offences in 2021, Bullock had learned his lesson and stayed out of trouble. He was also ordered to attend a 31-day sex offender treatment program, complete 20 rehabilitation sessions with probation, and was issued a 10-year sexual harm prevention order, as well as being placed on the sex offender register for 10 years.