A pensioner was discovered to be in possession of a large horde of vile sexual images which included children and animals. Michael Patrick, aged 70, confessed that he started looking at the pictures after struggling with the Covid-19 restrictions implemented last year.
However, he was keen to receive help to tackle his problem with the images, Hull Crown Court heard. Hull Live reports that Patrick, from Hull, admitted to three offences of making indecent photographs of children and another of possessing extreme pornography.
Prosecutor Patrick Palmer said that police officers received information from the National Crime Agency in March 2020 linking the pensioner to accessing indecent images.
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