Northumberland pervert caught with child abuse images for 2nd time keeps freedom
A pervert caught with child abuse images for a second time has kept his freedom.
In 2013, Brian Clements was convicted in Scotland over offences involving him having indecent images of youngsters. Newcastle Crown Court heard in March 2022 police raided a pub in Berwick, Northumberland and seized Clements' mobile devices, which were found to contain sickening material.
Prosecutor Joe Hedworth told the court Clements had combined innocent pictures of children from the internet with images from pornographic sites to create his own vile material.
His illegal collection contained 83 category A pictures and 33 movies in Category A, which is the most serious, 36 pictures and two videos in category B and 215 pictures and 3 videos in Category C.
Mr Hedworth said the age range of the children featured in the images was between three and 16. Clements, 59, of Lisburn Court, Alnwick, Northumberland, admitted three charges of making indecent photographs of children.
Jennifer Coxon, defending, said Clements was sentenced to unpaid work for his last offences and has had no intervention or opportunity to complete courses. The court heard Clements, who has expressed "shame" for what he did, has a history of alcohol misuse and lost his job and accommodation as a result of the latest conviction but has since found a new home and work.
Mr Recorder Ian Mullarkey told Clements: "You say you didn't look at the images to gain sexual gratification from them. I simply do not accept that, particularly in light of the editing process some of the imagery had undergone."
The recorder sentenced him to 13 months suspended for 18 months with rehabilitation requirements and 150 hours unpaid work. Clements must sign the sex offenders register and abide by a sexual harm prevention order for ten years.