JASON LEWIS FROM WARRINGTON SENTENCED FOR CHILD AND ANIMAL INDECENT IMAGES IN CHESTER
In August 2019, Jason Lewis, a resident of Warrington, found himself back in court facing serious charges related to the possession of indecent images involving minors and an animal.The case was heard at Chester Magistrates Court, where it was revealed that Lewis, aged 43 and living on Warrington Road in Warrington, had committed these offenses during a specific period in August 2017.
According to court records, between August 13 and August 20 of that year, Lewis was discovered to have in his possession a collection of highly disturbing images.
These included indecent photographs of children, with victims estimated to be between six and sixteen years old, as well as a pornographic image depicting a sexual act involving a dog.
The evidence against him was uncovered after police seized his iPhone 6 during an investigation into his previous criminal activity.
The police investigation revealed that the device contained more than 20 indecent images of children, which significantly contributed to the charges brought against Lewis.
Prosecutor Ronan Molloy, representing Forster Dean solicitors, explained that Lewis had already been serving time for an unrelated offense.
In 2017, he was convicted of aggravated burglary and sentenced to six years in prison.
The discovery of these additional images came during the course of that investigation, which led to further charges.
During the court proceedings, Molloy detailed the findings, stating, “The defendant was originally sent to prison in 2017 for six years for an aggravated burglary offence, and during that investigation, a mobile phone was seized, an iPhone 6, which was found to contain a number of pornographic images and indecent images of children.
One of the officers investigating said he viewed a number of pictures, and 23 of the images were of females aged between six and sixteen years old.” Lewis’s defense attorney, Stephen Ferns of Jacobs Solicitors, acknowledged his client’s guilty plea at the earliest opportunity, emphasizing that the case had been delayed due to confusion over Lewis’s incarceration status.
Ferns also noted that Lewis has children of his own and would need to seek permission from social services to see them, especially considering the sexual harm prevention order that would be imposed.
In sentencing, the magistrates decided on a six-month prison term for Lewis, which would run consecutively with his existing sentence.
This sentence covered all four charges, which included possession of an extreme pornographic image involving an animal, possession of indecent photographs of a child, and two counts of making indecent images of a child.
Magistrate Francis Miller stated, “Mr Lewis, you have heard everything that has been presented here today about this case.
We have taken into account your guilty plea on the first possible occasion and we will give you credit for that.
We impose a six-month custodial sentence on each of the four charges, these will run consecutively with your current sentence.” The court also ordered the confiscation and destruction of Lewis’s phone, and imposed a victim surcharge of £115.
Additionally, a sexual harm prevention order was issued, lasting five years, restricting Lewis’s access to devices capable of internet access or image storage.
The order also prohibits him from having any contact with children aged 16 or under unless he obtains explicit permission from the child's parent or guardian.
The magistrates highlighted the seriousness of the offenses and the importance of safeguarding vulnerable individuals in the community.
