The court set down the matters to be considered when sentencing for the downloading of pornographic images of children from the Internet or otherwise, and in particular where lay the custody threshold. The further distribution of images was a severely aggravating factor, as could be the degree of obscenity the age and number of children involved, and quality of the images involved. Those acquiring such images did not have direct responsibility for corruption but did have indirect responsibility. Without the desire to acquire such images, there would be no distribution, and less corruption of children. In neither of these cases, however was the custody threshold reached.
Citations:
Times 04-Jul-2001
Statutes:
Protection of Children Act 1978 1(1)(a)
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 10 April 2022; Ref: scu.88707
