Sign up for the MyWigan newsletter for the biggest stories direct to your inbox A “dangerous” paedophile continued to download images of child abuse while on a programme designed to stop his sick fantasties.
Matthew Prescott, 27, from St Helens, was caught with more than 4,000 sickening images on his computer. He avoided jail after agreeing to attend specialist rehabilitation courses, reports the ECHO. Read more: Manchester murder investigation launched - police want to speak to this man But while taking part in those sessions he continued his vile crimes.
In May 2016, Prescott was convicted of three counts of downloading and one count of possessing indecent images of children. He walked free after he was handed a three-year community
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