A 41-year-old man, Shaun Scotthorne of Runnymede Green, Middlesborough, has been sentenced to 26 months in prison following his conviction for possessing indecent images of children. The sentencing took place at Southampton Crown Court on Monday, September 18, and was accompanied by the issuance of an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order. Additionally, Scotthorne will be required to register his details with the police indefinitely in accordance with the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
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The case stemmed from a hearing at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, June 13, where Scotthorne pleaded guilty to one count of taking an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child and three counts of making an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child.
