Paedophile caught after sending child picture via Snapchat | The Bolton News

SENTENCED: Bolton Crown Court A MAN who had been viewing indecent images of children was caught when he uploaded one of them via Snapchat. Bolton Crown Court heard how police received intelligence that the picture had been uploaded on January 31 last year and that led them to Scott Taylor’s home in Railway Street, Leigh six months later. Mark Brookes, prosecuting, said that during a search a Samsung mobile phone was found. “He was asked whether he possessed indecent images of children,” said Mr Brookes. “He said, ‘Yes, but not really’. His explanation was that he received naked images of girls on Snapchat from unknown contacts.” When the phone was analysed police found multiple indecent images of children and ‘chats’ with people who described themselves as schoolgirls. “In one outgoing message from the defendant, he describes a fantasy with a niece. The defendant does not have a niece,” said Mr Brookes. Taylor, a 36-year-old father-of-one, pleaded guilty to three counts of downloading a total of 400 indecent images of children and one offence of possessing an indecent image of a child with intent to distribute it. Colin Buckle, defending, stated that, while awaiting sentence, Taylor has fully engaged with his…
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