Man on register after child porn DVD found at Telford home
A man whose former girlfriend found a DVD of children involved in indecent acts in some boxes he left behind when he moved out has been placed on the sex offender register.
Darren Johnson had previously admitted possessing a number of category B and C images and one category A image, the most serious, when he appeared at Shrewsbury Crown Court.
Jane Sarginson, prosecuting, told the court that Johnson had been staying at the home of his former girlfriend in Wellington, Telford, but that he left some boxes behind.
"She looked through them and found a DVD which contained images of children," said Ms Sarginson.
"Police were called and initially officers had difficulty finding him and he was arrested in October 2014.
On the DVD there was footage of children as young as 10 having sex with other children aged up to 14. The police then seized his telephone and found an image on there.
"In interview he was asked about the images on the DVD and he said he had bought it from a car boot sale and that he had only watched it once and found it disgusting. He later admitted he had downloaded it."
Paul Smith, for Johnson, said: "There is nothing I can say that takes away the seriousness of these offences."
Johnson, 42, of Eastfield Road, Wolverhampton, was told he must carry out the Internet Sex Offender's Treatment Programme, was placed on a community order and ordered to carry out a supervision requirement, all for three years. He was also given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for five years and was placed on the sex offender register. He must pay costs of £100 and must carry out 80 hours unpaid work.
