May 2015 Dawlish man sentenced over child abuse images A man who was found with child abuse images on his mobile phone has been ordered to attend a treatment programme. Kent Mo, of The Strand, Dawlish, downloaded a movie and images showing adolescent boys being forced to take part in sexual activity, but was traced by police and arrested at his home in Dawlish. A judge at Exeter Crown Court sent him on a programme designed by the probation service to cure offenders of their use of internet pornography after hearing he had accepted what he was doing was wrong. The 44-year-old admitted possessing indecent images of children and was jailed for six months, suspended for two years and ordered to attend the internet sex offenders’ treatment programme. Judge Simon Carr also made a Sexual Harm Prevention Order which controls his future use of the internet and allows the police to check on his use of computer and smart phones. The judge told him: “You have admitted possessing images including one movie at the most serious category. I want to make it clear offences of this sort are treated very seriously. “Children are systematically abused and raped for the sole reason of providing entertainment for people like you. If there was not a demand it would not happen and those who access these images are every bit as responsible as those actually carrying out the acts. “However, you are of good character and it is clear from the pre-sentence report you have faced challenges in your life and will be assisted by support from the probation service, coupled with a course to ensure you never offend again in this way.” Gordon Richings, prosecuting, said the offences came to light through Mo’s use of the internet and images were found after his phone and computer were examined. He said there was one still and one movie at the most serious level, eight images in category B, which shows less serious abuse, and 159 in the lowest category. He said:”The children in the images were predominantly male and teenagers as opposed to being very young children.” Peter Seigne, defending, said Mo had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity, accepted he needs help and is a suitable candidate for the internet sex offenders course.