A HARTLEPOOL PENSIONER WAS CAUGHT BY PAEDOPHILE INVESTIGATORS WITH INDECENT IMAGES OF CHILDREN.
Robert Alder, aged 72, was visited at his residence by officers from the police’s paedophile investigations unit in January, following received intelligence about him.
During proceedings at Teesside Crown Court, it was revealed that Alder possessed an application on his mobile device that is well-known for facilitating the sharing of illegal content.
Authorities discovered multiple indecent images of children on his phone, including two video files.
He admitted to three charges related to different levels of the seriousness of the material.
The court was informed that Alder had been collecting these images since late January 2020.
Recorder Paul Reid commented on the case, stating: “Each of these images represents an abuse of a child.
Such material extends and perpetuates the harm.” Advocate Taylor Plunkett, representing Alder of Admiral Way, Hartlepool, argued that he posed a “low risk” to the community and was receptive to rehabilitation.
Alder was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for 18 months, along with probation conditions.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United Kingdom
- based on surname
45.0%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
42.4%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
45.0%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
iral Way, Hartlepool, argued that he posed a "low risk" to the community and was receptive to rehabilitation. Alder was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for 18 months, along with probation conditions.
Prison sentence
six months
Alder was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for 18 months, along with probation conditions
Suspended sentence
18 months
Alder was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for 18 months, along with probation conditions
