February 2017: Warning to any parents in St. Ives in Cornwall We have discovered that this convicted paedophile is back to his old ways and has been taking photos of children on the beach in St. Ives and in and around the town without telling them, and then uploading those images to a forum In 2014, Paul Salt of St. Ives was convicted of having more than 4,000 indecent images of children The court was told that he believes that adults should legally be allowed to have sex with children He also told police officers he had always enjoyed naturist pictures of girls and was interested in girls aged five to 18. In 2012, police seized Paul Salt’s computer following concerned reports about “secret photographs of young girls” on the beach he had been uploading to a website for artists We have discovered that he has uploaded photos of many young girls in all states of dress – Swimwear etc…. November 2014 St Ives man Paul Salt who took pictures of girls on the beach and had 4,000 indecent images avoids jail A RECLUSIVE man from St Ives, who had more than 4,000 indecent images of children and believes that adults should legally be allowed to have sex with children, has avoided jail. Police seized Paul Salt’s computer following concerned reports about “secret photographs of young girls” on the beach he had been uploading to a website for artists, Truro Crown Court heard on Tuesday. Philip Lee, for the prosecution, said there was no evidence to suggest these images were part of the offences. But officers went to the 40-year-old’s home on November 21, 2013 and when they arrived, Salt told officers he had always enjoyed naturist pictures of girls and was interested in girls aged five to 18. He said he had never seen anything more beautiful than young girls but that they did not sexually arouse him. The court heard Salt had been questioned before by police about matters which had not been proceeded with. However, at an earlier hearing, Salt, of St Johns Walk, pleaded guilty to nine counts of making indecent images, which were photographs and movies, of children between July 22, 2008 and November 21, 2013. The images were said to cover all categories on the range police use to categorise such material with A being the most serious and C being the least. The majority of the material – more than 4,000 still images and 55 movies – fell into Category C. Mr Lee said there was no evidence that the beach images were part of the offences or that a camera and memory stick seized by the police had been used to commit offences, and the court ordered that they be returned to him. A forfeiture order was made in respect of his computer. Adrian Chaplin, for the defence, said Salt had been frank with the authorities during the course of the inquiry. He said the photos of people and young girls on the beach were not the subject of any concern that they had been indecent. He said: “[The public] shouldn’t be alarmed to think that the opportunity has been taken to take compromising photographs.” Mr Chaplin said Salt intended to address the concerns that his actions had provoked. Sentencing Salt to eight months in prison suspended for two years, Judge Christopher Harvey Clark, QC, said: “You delight in looking at photographic images of young girls, either naked or semi-clothed and according to the pre-sentence report, you apparently believe that children should be permitted to have sexual relationships with each other and with adults.” Judge Harvey Clark said Salt, who was a recluse, believed our society was at fault for having a law prohibiting sex with children aged under 16. He said: “Let me tell you that the society in which we live … regards your attitudes and opinions as wrong.” Salt was ordered to take part in an internet sex offenders’ treatment programme and be under the supervision of the probation service for two years. He was also made the subject of a two-month curfew between 8pm to 6am daily. He was ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for the next ten years and made the subject of a sexual offences prevention order indefinitely.