February 2016 Rehab for man caught with indecent images A CROSBY man found with indecent images on his computer has been sentenced to an intensive rehabilitation program. Greig Peterson, 33, Abbotsford Road, denied that the three category C images of children found on his iPad were indecent but he was convicted after trial and appeared at Ormskirk Magistrates Court on February 16 for sentencing. His solicitor Joe Cheminais said that the images were a result of online searches: “He is adamant that the images came about through Google searches but he accepts that the court have viewed those images and that they are indecent. He has demonstrated insight that his use of the intent has led him into risky situations, particularly the type of searches being used. It’s that that has put him at risk.” Mr Cheminais told the court that Peterson did not believe the images were indecent, that they involved no submission and were not erotic, but added: “He accepts that the court deems them indecent.” The solicitor explained that Grieg has been separated from his family since proceedings began and that there would have to be further meetings with relevant authorities before he could be reunited. That  separation, he said, and the intensive rehabilitation program that was recommended by the reprobation service, were both punishments in themselves. The magistrates ordered that he participate with a 36-week sex offenders’ programme, to be taken over three years, and also to participate with 20 days of a rehabilitative activity. He is to comply with the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders Act for five years and comply with a Sex Harm Protection Order for five years, which means that whatever technology he uses to access the internet must have a facility to store his internet search history which can be inspected by police. Mr Grieg was also ordered to undergo 60 hours of unpaid work and pay a total of £510 n costs and victim surcharge.