Four Stroud men in court in 2020 for indecent images of children
Top left: Simon Blake, bottom left: David Jackson, top right: Richard Morrison, bottom right: Andrew Papps The year ending June 2020 saw a 9% increase in offences involving obscene publications and protected sexual material compared to the previous year, according to the Office for National Statistics. This category of crime includes indecent images of children, though it should be noted that other obscene publications are counted too, such as extreme pornographic images . Four men from Stroud appeared in court for seperate crimes involving the possession of indecent images of children last year, including the most serious category of child sexual abuse material - Category A.