October 2011 Mervyn Betterton, 58, of Whitfield Street, Gloucester. Being in possession of indecent photographs of children. Committed to prison for eight weeks suspended for 18 months, £85 costs August 2011 Man found with 12 images of child porn on his phone A MAN found with 12 indecent images of child porn on his phone claimed someone “he did not know” had sent them to him. But despite Mervyn Betterton’s plea, he is now facing a prison sentence. The 58-year-old, of Whitfield Street, Gloucester, pleaded guilty to all 12 charges after admitting he kept every image he was sent. He has been ordered to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register and warned he could be jailed. Prosecuting solicitor Louise Pinder, at Gloucester Magistrates Court, said: “Police officers called at the defendant’s address on June 12 and asked to see his mobile phone. “A total of 12 images were found – seven at level one, two at level two and three at level four, level five being the most explicit, and the defendant was arrested. “In police interview he said that someone who he did not know had been sending the images to his mobile phone.