June 2015 Bushey man jailed for possessing and making thousands of indecent images of children A man from Bushey has been jailed for possessing hundreds of thousands of indecent images of children. Gary Riley, of Sparrows Herne was sentenced to four years in prison at St Albans Crown Court today after previously pleading guilty to 20 counts of making, possessing and distributing indecent images of a child. The court heard how the 54-year-old had 142, 763 photographs and 844 indecent movies of children on several hard drives. He was sentenced to four years in prison and given an extended sentence for public protection, which would be a period on licence running for six years. April 2015 Bushey man pleads guilty to possessing thousands of indecent images of children A man from Bushey has pleaded guilty to possessing thousands of indecent images of children. Gary Riley, of Sparrows Herne, appeared at St Albans Crown Court this morning via a video link, charged with 20 counts of marking, possessing and distributing indecent images of a child The court heard how Riley was found in possession of 142,763 photographs and 844 indecent movies of children. He pleaded guilty to 17 counts of making indecent photographs and movies of a child as well as distributing indecent photographs’ of a child between November 20, 2013 and January 10, 2014 via a website. The 54-year-old also admitted two counts of possession of indecent images of a child on and before January 26, 2015. Riley said nothing but “guilty” as each of the charges and counts were read out. Judge Stephen Warner said: “A custodial sentence is inevitable for a such a crime.” Riley, who is currently in custody at HMP Bedford, will be sentenced on Wednesday, May 20 at St Albans Crown Court.