In 2019, the Offender Database reported that Ian Wivell, a Stratford-upon-Avon Paedophile Sex Offender who expressed a desire to engage in sexual acts with another man’s eight-year-old son and had obscene photographs of youngsters, had evaded incarceration.
Marketing consultant Ian Wivell communicated with another individual about sexual activities he wished to pursue with the latter’s kid.
Ian Wivell, then 50, had participated in chat rooms where he received photographs of boys as young as five being exploited.
Ian Wivell, residing at Badgers Way, Bishopton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, pleaded guilty to four counts of producing indecent photos of minors and one count of disseminating extreme material concerning an eight-year-old.
He received a 14-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, at Warwick Crown Court on January 18.
Ian Wivell was additionally required to complete 100 hours of community service and participate in a 30-day rehabilitation program.
Furthermore, he is required to register as a sex offender for a duration of ten years.
The court was informed that the police conducted a warrant at Ian Wivell’s residence in June of the previous year, confiscating his computer tower and two hard drives.
He collaborated with the officers and confessed to utilising chat rooms that resulted in others transmitting indecent photographs of minors to him.
Ian Wivell also acknowledged his involvement in a sexualised dialogue with another individual concerning minors aged seven to eight.
The police discovered 105 indecent photographs of prepubescent boys, all of which had been removed after viewing and were inaccessible without specialised software.
There were 43 still images and one film categorised as category A, depicting boys undergoing penetrative sexual acts.
The court acknowledged the presence of “evidence of pain and distress” in the boys seen in the photographs and video.
Additionally, there were 14 Category B images of boys engaged in non-penetrative sexual actions and 47 Category C images of boys in nude or obscene poses.
Ian Wivell’s iPad was confiscated, revealing a correspondence with an individual named Carl W regarding his desire to engage in sexual activities with Carl W’s eight-year-old child.
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