Paedophile took selfies of himself abusing toddler and a baby in a pram as they slept
Evil John Long also downloaded thousands of images of child porn and bestiality
A PAEDOPHILE took selfies of himself abusing a toddler and a baby in a pram as they slept.
Sick John Long, 20, saved six pictures of him molesting the boys with thousands of downloaded images of children.
His seven computer hard drives contained 324 Category A pictures, the most serious.
He admitted looking at them for “sexual satisfaction” and told cops: “My head is messed up.”
Police raided Long’s home in Maghull, Merseyside, after being tipped off that he was downloading indecent images of children and extreme animal porn.
When an officer trawled through thousands of sick pictures on his computer, she spotted six photographs of him molesting two very young boys.
He was jailed for two years and eight months at Liverpool Crown Court after admitting numerous sex offences and possession of cannabis.
Prosecutor Sarah Holt said the hard drives contained 324 Category A pictures — the most serious category — plus 504 Category B and 4,234 Category C images.
She said there were a further 48 Category A, 35 Category B and seven Category C videos on the seven devices.
Long had 3,074 banned images of children including cartoons, plus 37 pictures and two videos depicting extreme porn and bestiality.
When first interviewed by police, Long accepted there were “thousands of images”, of babies and older children.
He admitted looking at them for “sexual satisfaction” but claimed he was only interested in girls.
The prosecutor said: “Importantly, the Crown would say, he told officers he had never acted on these instincts, only looked at the images in his bedroom.”
When interviewed again after he was identified in the photos, he made “full and frank admissions”.
Ms Holt said: “He said he had been collecting indecent images of children for years.
“He said he didn’t know why he did it and thinks his head is messed up.”
Defence Solicitor John Rowan said Long had been subject to threats since the offences came to light.
He said: “As well as the feelings of remorse, of shame, of utter disgust in himself, there has been a feeling of relief.
“Relief that he has been caught, relief from the guilt that he has endured since these offences were committed, and relief that he now is finally able to get the help that he has been wanting, but could not yet bring himself to ask for.”
Judge Brian Cummings handed Long two years and eight months in a young offenders institution for the “gross breach of trust”.
The judge imposed an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and told Long to sign on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.
Speaking after the case, Detective Constable Laura Gough said: “We welcome the sentencing of John Long for these offences.
“This was a particularly nasty case involving not only the possession of pornographic images of children but also the sexual assault of two children.
“Merseyside Police takes every report of sexual offences extremely seriously and has dedicated officers who are specially trained to both thoroughly investigate allegations and make sure that those reporting them are properly supported.
“I would like to take this opportunity to reassure anyone who has suffered a sexual offence that if you can find the courage to come forward and speak to us, we will deal with you sensitively and make sure that reports are properly and thoroughly investigated.”
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