DARLINGTON SEX OFFENDER BACK IN COURT FOR DOWNLOADING CHILD ABUSE IMAGES
A convicted sex offender was brought back to court after he was found to have downloaded a number of child abuse images.James Gillett was arrested last month after police discovered 19 indecent images of children he had downloaded from the internet.
Teesside Crown Court heard how the 51-year-old also admitted breaching the terms of his sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) by accessing websites carrying child abuse images.
Ashleigh Leach, prosecuting, told the court that the original SHPO was imposed in Cornwall and the Crown Prosecution Service had yet to receive a copy of the terms of the defendant’s order.
Gillett of Wolsingham Terrace, Darlington, pleaded guilty to possessing eight Category A images – the most serious category; possessing five Category B images; six Category C images; and breaching his SHPO following his arrest on April 13.
The case was adjourned until June 12 for sentencing, and the court heard that Gillett had been recalled on licence at the time of the offence.
The judge ordered a pre-sentence report and asked for the original licensing conditions to be obtained before sentencing.
