Telford man sentenced for indecent child images
A man from Telford has been given a community order after being found with 45 indecent images of children on his computer.
Liam Bailey, of South Drive, Madeley, was arrested in December 2011 after police found the images on his PC following a tip-off.
Of the 45 images, two were categorised at level one, 18 level two and 25 at the more serious level four.
Bailey initially claimed that someone else had put the images on to his computer.
However, earlier this month the 23-year-old admitted three counts of making and possessing indecent images of children.
Yesterday at Shrewsbury Crown Court Bailey was given a three-year community order and told to attend a community sex offender's programme.
He will also be the subject of a sexual offences prevention order for five years and must pay £500 towards the prosecution costs.
Judge Peter Barrie, sentencing, said: "You now know that possessing photographs of children is not a victimless crime because children had been used in the making of these images."
Mr Daniel White, defending Bailey, said: "He has held down a job for three years and has a girlfriend.
"He has asked me to apologise to the court for his involvement in these matters."
