Vile Scots pensioner caught with child sex abuse images jailed for 13 months

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A vile Scots pensioner found with child sex abuse images has been put behind bars.William Smith, 73, was hauled into the docks at Perth Sheriff Court following an intelligence-led operation by Police Scotland.

Operation Acuate, launched solely into the abhorrent offending of Smith, found the pervert to be in possession of a number of horrific indecent images of children.After pleading guilty on November 21, the beast was today convicted of the crimes and caged for 13 months.

Detective Inspector Anna Johnston, National Child Abuse Investigation Unit, Police Scotland said: "Operation Acuate was an intelligence led investigation into the abhorrent offending of William Smith.

In committing these crimes online he was of the mistaken belief that the internet provided him with a level of anonymity which shielded him from law enforcement.“William Smith was mistaken in this belief.