Lincs: A man who had more than 200 indecent images on his computer has been jailed
Loncey Melton, 26, was questioned by police after officers seized a disc and computer hard-drive from his home in March 2013.
Lincoln Crown Court heard 192 indecent images of children were found on the disc. The majority were at the lowest level but a small number were in the highest catergory.
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Hide AdA further 39 indecent images were discovered on the hard-drive but all at the lowest level, the court was told.
Andrew Scott, prosecuting, said Melton admitted there would be some indecent images on the hard-drive when police arrived at his home but during two interviews he remained silent.
The court heard some of the girls in the images were as young as seven-years-old.
Michael Cranmer-Brown, mitigating, said Melton was given the disc which was created in 2006 and had not looked at it for a number of years.
“He did not create it, there is no.evidence he did.”
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Hide AdMr Cranmer-Brown added that the images were found among a much larger amount of adult pornography.
Melton, of Browning Drive, Lincoln, admitted two charges of possessing indecent images and a third charge of possessing a prohibited image.
Passing sentence Recorder Gareth Evans QC said he could not pass a suspended prison sentence.
The Recorder told Melton the problem with possessing indecent images of children was that it created a market for them.