February 2017 Derby father-of-seven caught with indecent images of children escapes jail A father-of-seven from Derby has been handed a suspended jail sentence after being caught possessing indecent images of children. Police found the disgusting pictures, eight of which were the most serious category A, when they seized a computer from the city home of Lawrence Pawley. Derby Crown Court was told how officers swooped on his address in Keys Street, after they received intelligence he had been downloading indecent images of children. But a judge spared him an immediate prison term after hearing he was awaiting a second operation for cancer and had never been before the courts before after reaching the age of 69. Handing Pawley and eight-month prison term, suspended for 18 months, Judge Jonathan Bennett said: “This is a serious offence because real children are involved. “That is why Parliament takes the serious view that those who offend in this way are handed custodial sentences. “It was not until your second interview with the police after your arrest that you had the good sense to admit your responsibility in this offending. “And an aggravating feature in your case is that you were found to be in possession of software that deletes or hides certain files. Pawley pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing indecent images of children. As part of his suspended prison term, he was ordered to attend 30 days rehabilitation where his offending will be discussed with him by experts.