Pensioner faces jail after being caught with thousands of indecent images of children
Claire Kelly pleaded guilty at Suffolk Magistrates' Court Picture: GREGG BROWN
A Hadleigh pensioner faces jail after being caught with thousands of indecent images of children and breaching a court order.
John Hall, 78, of Ann Beaumont Way, Hadleigh, who is already on the sex offenders’ register, was caught with more than 2,000 images of the most serious kind – category A – on a home computer.
Magistrates in Ipswich heard that Hall also had 69 category A videos in his possession as well as a number of category B and category C images.
Lucy Miller, prosecuting, said public protection officers visited Hall’s home on June 11, 2019, and asked to see his devices.
Hall allowed them access to a tower computer and after a quick search, the computer and two hard drives were seized by officers.
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Hall appeared at Suffolk Magistrates’ Court on Friday and pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs of children and two charges of breaching a sexual harm prevention order.
Magistrates declined jurisdiction and sent the case to Ipswich Crown Court.
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Hall was released on unconditional bail ahead of his appearance at the crown court for sentence at a date to be fixed.
