Colchester man found with over 1,000 indecent images of children jailed
Police raided Dominic Osborne Robinson's home in 2019
A man from Colchester, who admitted making and possessing indecent images of children, has been jailed for 20 months.
Dominic Osborne Robinson pleaded guilty to six charges, after officers found over 1,000 indecent images and videos on his devices.
The 34-year-old, from Midway Road, is now on the sex offenders register for ten years and is subject to a sexual harm prevention order for the same amount of time.
Robinson pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to:
- three counts of making indecent photographs of children
- two counts of attempting sexual communication with a child
- one count of encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence believing it would be committed
Officers executed a warrant at Robinson’s home on 28 January 2019 after intelligence suggested he had been uploading indecent images of children as well as participating in online conversations about child abuse.
He was arrested on the same day in Portsmouth at his place of work.
Officers from Hampshire Constabulary’s Internet Child Abuse Team (ICAT) seized three phones, a laptop and a tablet and a number of cameras which were analysed by a forensic computer examiner within the force.
Between these devices, officers discovered more than 1000 images of abuse involving children had been downloaded and included category A images, which are the most serious.
Several videos of category A and B were also discovered, as well as sexualised communications with children.
DC Stephen Hill of Hampshire Constabulary’s Internet Child Abuse Team said:
“Behind every indecent image of a child is a vulnerable victim and these crimes are among the most appalling that we investigate.
“Robinson is a habitual collector of indecent images that include category A, the most serious kind, for his own sexual gratification.
“He was found to not only have been in possession of such images, but also actively sought to communicate with children.
“Tackling online viewing of indecent images and safeguarding children online is a priority for police and we will do everything in our power to bring offenders to justice.”
Anyone who has any concerns about child abuse should contact police on 101.