robin sinclair Child Sexual Abuser

July 2014 Stortford paedophile who had 1,700 indecent images told police he preferred fatless children to ugly adults A BISHOP’S Stortford man with an interest in naturism who was caught with nearly 1,700 indecent images of children on his computers has been spared prison.

Police raided Robin Sinclair’s cul-de-sac home on July 6 last year and seized three computers – two laptops and a PC – from an office in his loft.

The 40-year-old told officers, “I don’t want to say anything except in the presence of a lawyer,” St Albans Crown Court heard today (Wednesday, July 2).

Prosecutor Colin Banham said the computers were found to contain 1,692 indecent images of children.

Of these, 274 were at category A, the highest level, 304 at category B and 1,114 at category C, the lowest level.

There were also three indecent videos, one at each level.

Sinclair had used internet search terms such as “ch7ld (correct) sex pic”, “sex pedo (correct)” and “mum and son”.

In a police interview he said he was interested in naturism and preferred looking at images of children because most adults are ugly and children have a lack of fat.

He pleaded guilty to five counts of making, or downloading, indecent images of children and one of possessing indecent images of children.

Carl Woolf, defending, said: “He has expressed deep remorse for his behaviour.

He understands the children portrayed in these images are victims.

He also understands that by downloading these images he encourages the production of these images.” He said Sinclair accepted he needed treatment and had contacted the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, a charity that helps internet sex offenders break their habit.

Although his wife has left him, he said he had support from other members of his family.

The offending lasted for eight months from October 2012 to June last year, he said.

Judge Marie Catterson imposed a two-year community order with two years’ supervision.

Sinclair must attend the internet sex offender treatment programme.

He must abide by a sex offender prevention order, which means he should not delete any internet browsing history.

He must sign on the sex offender register for five years and pay £320 costs.