A British judge has warned members of the public about the “dangers” of storing pornography on their phones after two men were convicted of possessing “truly disgusting” images and videos
Old Bailey judge Paul Worsley QC said the content, found on the phones of “respectable” defendants Gary Ticehurst and Mark Kelly, was intended for “shock value”.
Both men said they had received the content from an unknown source, and had been unable to watch it all due to feeling “sickened”. The videos and image were later recovered by police after they stopped the defendants, both from Essex, in London in January on an unrelated matter.
Sentencing the defendants to a conditional discharge, judge Worsley admitted the punishment was “lenient” but said neither man had solicited the extreme content.
But he warned: “You have pleaded guilty to possessing truly disgusting images.
“It makes a big difference if someone goes out of their way to seek it, or if they’re sent it by some mischievous colleague.
“In your case it was unsolicited.
“This is an exceptional case in some ways.
“The public should not find this carte blanche to possess material of this nature.”
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