A Whittlesey paedophile, Robert Norman, who produced over 1,700 obscene photos of minors has been sentenced to ten years in prison.
Robert Norman, 41, was apprehended by law enforcement at his residence on Drybread Road, Whittlesey, in January of the previous year following intelligence indicating he had acquired indecent photos of minors.
The officers confiscated two Samsung mobile phones and a hard drive, which included 1,716 indecent photographs.
The phones contained evidence that Robert Norman had engaged in sexual conversations with someone he believed to be a ten-year-old girl and had shared her information with other suspected sex offenders.
Robert Norman had repeatedly violated a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, issued to him in 2015 after a conviction for possessing obscene photos of children.
He failed to disclose to the officers the existence of a Samsung mobile phone, capable of internet connection, concealed beneath a pillowcase, while surrendering the other device.
Robert Norman utilised the internet to communicate with the girl and subsequently erased the web history from all devices, constituting an additional violation of his Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
Furthermore, he neglected to notify officers of new internet usernames, constituting a violation of his Sex Offender Register Notification Requirements.
On Friday (31 January), at Cambridge Crown Court, Robert Norman was jailed, having pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children, three counts of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, one count each of breaching notification requirements and attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.
DC Claire Cummings said: “Robert Norman is a very dangerous prolific offender; he is a complete danger to children as well as the wider community and he has complete disregard for the law by continuously breaching his Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
“I am pleased with the sentence which Robert Norman received, this sends out a clear message that we will look to protect children and the vulnerable from harm.”
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