Brighton Magistrates Court
A PAEDOPHILE who had vile child sex abuse images was spared a prison sentence.
Simon Dickens was found to be in possession of indecent images of children on his computer in Horsham.
It included 85 category A images of adults effectively “torturing” children a court heard.
The 41-year-old admitted possessing category B and C images as well.
Her Honour Judge Shani Barnes heard how these were Dickens’ first offences.
She imposed a 15-month suspended sentence and 15 rehabilitation sessions at Brighton Crown Court.
But the judge did not impose unpaid work because he is a “man in his 40s with a responsible job” and unpaid work schemes are not likely to get up and running until after the coronavirus pandemic later this summer.