The Eastleigh Paedophile, Antony Bowden, aged 52, amassed indecent images of minors over a period of five years. Authorities uncovered the photos on three mobile devices during a 2021 search of his residence.
In 2025, Judge Nigel Peters KC regarded Antony Bowden’s behaviour as “inexplicable” yet let him to evade incarceration.
The court disclosed that he possessed 805 category C photographs, 43 category B images, and 46 category A images, which included an illicit image of a minor and severe pornography. Bowden admitted confessed to several offences and Antony Bowden is scheduled for sentencing on April 28.
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