Paedophile loner amassed over 50,000 sickening abuse images before being caught on Halloween James Bentley claimed not to have a sexual interest in children, despite downloading thousands of images on the dark web Updated James Bentley downloaded sickening images (Image: Getty Images) Get the latest news from Teesside Crown Court direct to your inbox with our free email newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice