MAN JAILED AFTER ACCESSING INDECENT IMAGES OF CHILDREN
Benjamin Linard, residing on Old Mill Terraces in Beccles, has been re-incarcerated after authorities uncovered that he accessed indecent images of children on his mobile device.
On March 6, at Ipswich Crown Court, the 36-year-old received a 28-month prison sentence following a guilty plea to violations of his Sexual Harm Protection Order (SHPO) as well as three counts of possessing indecent images of minors.
Linard's criminal history includes a 2017 conviction for creating and sharing child exploitation images, possessing prohibited material, and viewing extreme pornography involving animals.
At that time, he received a 20-month jail term, was placed on the Violent and Sex Offenders Register (ViSOR) for ten years, and was subject to an indefinite SHPO.
After serving his sentence, he was under supervision by the Public Protection Unit.
His recent arrest occurred on February 6, 2025, when police responded to reports that he had accessed illicit images on his phone.
During the search, officers recovered one Category A image, three Category B images, and three Category C images, along with evidence of deleted internet searches related to child abuse.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
Europe
Continent
from France
- based on first and surname
49.2%
confidence
First-name region
Europe
France
34.5%
Surname region
Europe
France
63.9%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
possessing prohibited material, and viewing extreme pornography involving animals. At that time, he received a 20-month jail term, was placed on the Violent and Sex Offenders Register (ViSOR) for ten years, and was subject to an indefini...
Court order
On March 6, at Ipswich Crown Court, the 36-year-old received a 28-month prison sentence following a guilty plea to violations of his Sexual Harm Protection Order (SHPO) as well as three counts of possessing indecent images of minors
Court order
ten years
At that time, he received a 20-month jail term, was placed on the Violent and Sex Offenders Register (ViSOR) for ten years, and was subject to an indefinite SHPO
