Stalybridge home in 2018. The device contained 251 category A images, described as the worst kind of child abuse, 92 category B images and 72 category C images.
It also contained 60 extreme pornographic images which involved animals, Minshull Street Crown Court heard. Hilton said he uploaded the pictures into chatrooms to 'deter others from engaging with children'.But today (November 10), a judge branded him a 'child abuser' as she sentenced him to a suspended jail term.Prosecutor Matthew Howarth told the court how police tracked down Hilton after receiving intelligence from the National Crime Agency.A category C image had been sent to an IP address which matched the defendant's phone.Hilton was arrested in December 2018 and his devices.
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