A 39-year-old Cumbria man has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register after pleading guilty to possessing 25 indecent images of children—including 10 in the most severe category—at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court in Barrow.
Shaun Simpson, residing at Glenridding, Patterdale, appeared before magistrates in Barrow following a criminal investigation into online child sexual abuse material.
The court heard that Simpson committed the offences in Barrow across a six-month period between 23 August 2023 and 28 February 2024. Forensic examination of seized digital material revealed that Simpson was in possession of:
10 Category A indecent images of children (the most serious classification)
Seven Category B indecent images of children
Eight Category C indecent images of children
Appearing at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court, Simpson entered formal guilty pleas to three counts of making an indecent photograph of a child.
Following his convictions, magistrates immediately made Simpson subject to statutory Sex Offenders Register notification requirements and adjourned proceedings for the Probation Service to prepare an all-options pre-sentence report.
Simpson was granted conditional bail and is scheduled to return to court for sentencing on Thursday 3 December 2026.
Under the provisions of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 and statutory UK child protection legislation, child victims depicted in indecent material are protected by mandatory, lifelong statutory anonymity across all print, broadcast, and digital platforms.
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