November 2012 Man is jailed for indecent images A THURCROFT pervert has been jailed after admitting eight charges of making and distributing indecent pictures and videos relating to children. Keith Leonard Mather, 49, of Elgitha Drive, admitted the offences, which were committed between 1st May 2010 and 17th June 2012, when he appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on 23rd October. Mather was sentenced to seven six-month prison sentences, to run concurrently, for what Judge Peter Kelson described as ‘profoundly grotesque’ offending. He was also handed a five-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order, and his name will be added to the Sex Offenders’ Register for a period of two-years. The case was brought to the attention of officers in the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Policing Team back in 2010 by colleagues from the United States. Law Enforcement Officers in the States had executed a warrant at the home address of a US national over a similar matter. During the course of their investigation, which was overseen by the Deputy Sheriff of Missouri Jeremiah Filion, officers discovered an indecent video file which had been sent from Mather’s email address. Mather was subsequently arrested by UK police in July 2010 on suspicion of possession and distribution of indecent material. Officers recovered some 46 devices from Mather’s home address including computers, an external hard drive, cameras, disks and iPods. Three of the devices were found to contain indecent material. A number of indecent images and indecent videos were found on these three devices, which led to Mather being charged with offences relating to the making and distribution of indecent material. Mather pleaded guilty to all seven charges at his court appearance last month. Dermot Hughes, defending Mather, told the court: “It was a middle-aged man engaging in fantasies and he didn’t take any steps to act on it.” Speaking after the sentencing, Dete Chief Supt Clive Wain, Regional Operations Commander, said: “This is a fantastic result for the E-Crime Unit.” “We are grateful for the intelligence provided by our colleagues in the USA. Without which Mather’s crimes would have gone undetected.” He added: “We will continue to use our specialist regional resources to target offenders such as this, and thus remove them and the risk that they pose from our local communities across Yorkshire and the Humber.” The Police Central e-Crime Unit is a national unit created to respond to the most serious incidents of cyber crime in the UK. The Yorkshire and Humber hub was launched in February and operates alongside other policing units, including the Regional Organised Crime Unit and the Regional Intelligence Unit. October 2012 South Yorkshire internet pervert offered young girl for sex A MAN who chatted online about letting a young girl have sex with a fellow pervert has been jailed. Keith Mather’s sexual interest in children was unmasked when an indecent file he sent was found on a computer belonging to a man arrested in the United States on suspicion of sex offences. Police raided 49-year-old Mather’s home in Rotherham and found indecent images of children stored on 46 devices including computers, an external hard drive, cameras, disks and iPods. Internet chat logs were also recovered in which Mather talked ‘dirty’ with other men and was asked to provide a naked picture of the young girl, Sheffield Crown Court heard. He was asked if she was available for sex and replied: “After me, yes.” Mather, of Elgitha Drive, Thurcroft, admitted eight offences of making and distributing indecent images of a child between May 1, 2010 and June 17, 2012. He was jailed for six months for what Judge Peter Kelson described as ‘profoundly grotesque’ offending. Prosecutor Ian Goldsack said a man was arrested in Missouri in August 2011 for a variety of sexual offences and when his computer equipment was analysed it was discovered Mather had sent a Grade 4 file – child porn graded in the second most serious category – in May 2010. Mather was arrested and his computer analysed. In an email to one man in Scotland Mather said he had a liking for ‘young ones’. On his arrest Mather denied having an interest in underage girls but admitted he’d once unwittingly opened an attachment containing a “dirty” video which he had deleted. Dermot Hughes, defending Mather, said: “It was a middle-aged man engaging in fantasies and he didn’t take any steps to act on it.” Mather was also banned from using the internet or having access to under 16s.