GUY OSBORNE PORTSMOUTH PENSIONER WITH 12,000 CHILD ABUSE IMAGES JAILED

In a disturbing case that has shocked the Portsmouth community, Guy Osborne, a 69-year-old pensioner residing in Gunwharf Quays, was convicted and sentenced for possessing an alarming collection of indecent images of children. The police action was initiated after intelligence led officers to raid Osborne’s residence, uncovering a cache of illicit material that revealed the extent of his disturbing activities.

During the raid, law enforcement officials seized several electronic devices, including an Apple Mac computer and an iPod, along with a number of movies and a vintage magazine from the 1970s. The magazine contained sexually explicit images of children, which further implicated Osborne in the possession of child exploitation material. Additionally, authorities confiscated a camcorder that contained five homemade films, in which Osborne explicitly described his sick fantasies involving the rape of young children. These films, along with the images cut from magazines, painted a disturbing picture of his depraved interests.

Expert analysis of the seized items, conducted on March 25 of the previous year, revealed that Osborne was in possession of a staggering total of 12,377 indecent images of children. The majority of these images, 11,519 in total, were classified as Level One, indicating the lowest category of severity. However, a significant number—423 images—were categorized in the more serious two categories, which denote a higher level of harm. The police also discovered 152 indecent films depicting children, with more than a third of these—57 films—classified within the most serious categories, highlighting the severity of the material involved.

Throughout the court proceedings at Portsmouth Crown Court, Osborne’s defense lawyer, Barry McElduff, stated that his client had voluntarily sought help for his addiction to child pornography. McElduff emphasized that Osborne fully accepted the wrongfulness of his actions and expressed a desire to address his issues moving forward. Despite this, the court found the evidence of his possession and creation of such material to be deeply troubling.

Osborne pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including four counts of possessing indecent photographs of children, one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image, and 20 counts of making indecent images of children. In response, Judge Ian Pearson sentenced Osborne to 28 weeks in prison. Additionally, Osborne was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register, and an order was made for the destruction of all equipment and images seized during the investigation.

Judge Pearson addressed the court, stating, “There was no distribution by you of the images, I accept that, nor is there any evidence of actual physical contact with children which would be a worrying feature of the case if there were. However, there is a further worrying feature of the case which is that you filmed yourself fantasizing about raping children under the age of consent, and you showed no victim empathy at all. A person who views these images is contributing to the misery of child abuse. These are not victimless crimes.”