December 2013 Plymouth paedophile looked at child abuse images on mother’s laptop A PAEDOPHILE looked at indecent images of children on his mother’s laptop, a court heard. Gareth Williamson, aged 40, then called the police to admit he had “done something stupid”. He had looked at the images while left alone at his mother’s home to do some decorating, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Williamson, of Parkside, Keyham, had earlier admitted possession of indecent images of children on March 11. He also pleaded guilty to breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order by looking at the pornography. A judge made the order in 2008 when he imprisoned Williamson for 42 weeks for possession of indecent images. The court heard he viewed seven images in March, ranging from Level 1 to Level 4. Alistair Verheijen, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said Williamson contacted police to confess to looking at child pornography. He said he had “done something stupid”. Mr Verheijen said police seized the laptop and found the images, which had been deleted. He added the defendant told police he was alone at his mother’s house decorating when he saw the computer and guessed the password. Ali Rafati, for Williamson, said he was in “disarray” after abusing his mother’s trust by looking at her laptop. He added: “He knew immediately the consequences of his actions.” Mr Rafati said after his release from prison he paid to attend a course to tackle internet sex offending. Recorder Michael Vere-Hodge said: “I accept you were horrified and very disappointed by your lapse. I have very much in mind that you reported yourself to police.” He ordered that Williamson attend the internet sex offenders’ course again and be supervised by probation for two years. The judge also imposed a new indefinite Sexual Offences Prevention Order. It prevents him working or living with children and means he must surrender his internet history to police on demand.