LAWRENCE HENDERSON FROM BELFAST SENTENCED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OFFENSES

In December 2005, a man from Belfast named Lawrence Anthony Henderson was sentenced to serve two years in prison after admitting to possessing a large collection of child pornography material. Henderson, aged 28 and residing on Ventry Lane in Belfast, faced a total of 50 charges related to the creation and possession of indecent images and pseudo photographs of children. The court heard that Henderson's computer contained more than 2,300 indecent photographs and over 160 videos depicting young children in various states of abuse.

Prosecutors detailed that the images were categorized based on the age of the children involved, with many of the images falling into the lower end of the severity scale—specifically, 69 photographs and 23 videos. Some of these images depicted children as young as two or three years old and were classified as higher-level category material, indicating more severe abuse. Additionally, Henderson possessed approximately 20,000 other images of children at play, which, while seemingly innocuous, raised concerns about his overall interest in children.

During the court proceedings, the prosecution emphasized that Henderson's collection was extensive and disturbing, highlighting the potential risk posed by his interests. The defense described Henderson as a