A 26-YEAR-OLD paedophile from Barry has been handed a suspended prison sentence after police discovered indecent images of children and other forms of extreme pornography on his electronic devices.
South Wales Police attended Ewan Haynes’ home on 22nd November 2022 when they received intelligence that child sex abuse images had been uploaded from the address. Haynes was arrested and offices confiscated his iPhone, MacBook Pro and computer tower.
Police found 88 indecent images of children that fell under Category A – the most serious – along with 52 Category B and 75 Category C pictures and videos.
Cardiff Crown Court heard that the images dated back to 27th June 2021 and depicted children aged between two and ten.
Officers also found 1,001 prohibited images of children, and extreme pornography depicting bestiality with dogs. Haynes’ internet history showed that he had searched for illegal material and had a portal to the dark web.
Haynes shared the illegal images with other predators online via the Telegram app. When another paedophile said they were trying to obtain child sex abuse images, Haynes replied “Have you got anywhere?”
When Haynes said that he “might have got some stuff from a 14-year-old”, the person he was communicating with sent him two Category A images, while Haynes shared six Category C images.
Haynes initially refused to provide police with access to his social media accounts, but he later made admissions through a prepared statement.
Haynes pleaded guilty to distributing indecent images, three offences of making indecent images of children, possession of prohibited images of children, and possession of extreme pornographic images.
Peter Donnison, mitigating on behalf of Haynes, said his client was a young man with no previous convictions, that he had entered guilty pleas at the earliest opportunity, had made admissions to officers during his police interview, and was described as “an individual who has expressed motivation to change his life and rehabilitate himself”.
Mr Donnison said Haynes was hoping to benefit from “psycho-education” from the probation service, which could also protect the public by reducing the chances of him reoffending.
The court was told Haynes suffered from “poor mental health” that had been exacerbated by the Covid lockdowns.
Passing sentence, recorder Andrew Hammond said: “These are real children who would have been subjected to real and horrific abuse.”
Haynes was sentenced to a total of 12 months imprisonment, suspended for two years, and he was ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work and undergo a mental health treatment requirement.
Haynes must also register as a sex offender for 10 years, and he has been made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order for the same length of time.
By Marcus Stead – News Reporter
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