10/05/2025
Another example of your justice system letting you down.
⚖️ FERMANAGH MAN CAUGHT WITH OVER 1,000 CHILD SEXUAL IMAGES WALKS FREE FROM COURT
A Co. Fermanagh man who was caught with more than 1,000 videos and images of kids being s*xually abused walked free from court with a probation order today (wed).
Imposing the three year order on Jason Brown at Dungannon Crown Court, Judge Brian Sherard told the 22-year-old: “While you may not have touched the children concerned, make no mistake you have abused them by looking at these images. You have helped create a market that provokes abuse of children.”
Brown, from Corratistune Road in Enniskillen had earlier entered guilty pleas to 25 charges comprising 15 counts of making indecent images of a child, four of possessing prohibited images of children and three counts of possessing extreme pornographic images and a further three of possessing prohibited images on dates between April 2018 and June 2022.
The court heard police searched Brown’s home and seized a mobile phone which was found to contain 1076 images of child abuse in all categories of seriousness.
In Category A there were 23 images and 10 videos; Category B were 172 images and 6 videos and in Category C, 520 images and two videos.
According to legal guidelines, images at category A depict children involved in penetrative s*xual acts, including r**e and sadomasochism.
There were also 337 prohibited images and one video as well as two extreme pornographic images and three videos.
A defence barrister emphasised that Brown made admissions from the outset and after self-referring himself for offence-focused counselling, had fully completed all courses available to him.
“While it is felt no further input is required, he accepts he would benefit from further statutory intervention,” said the defence.
Judge Sherrard noted Brown was under 18 when all of the offences were committed however they weren’t detected until he was older.
He told him, “These are serious offences. While you may not have touched the children concerned, make no mistake you have abused them by looking at these images. You have helped create a market that provokes abuse of children.”
“The repetition is of profound concern and…the most remarkable aspect of this case is your youth. It seems more than apparent you have taken a wrong turn and it is essential steps are now taken to address that to facilitate your rehabilitation and protect our community.”
In addition to the three year Probation Order Brown will have to sign the police S*x Offender Register for five years.
The judge also imposed a five year S*xual Offences Prevention Order which prohibits use of any computer, mobile phone or device with internet access and use of any iCloud or similar remote media capable of storing digital images, without prior approval by his Designated Risk Manager.
Brown must allow police officers to inspect and interrogate all electronic devices including routers and network devices by physical access and providing all passcodes.
In addition he is also banned from undertaking any activity in paid, private, voluntary or charitable capacity which affords access to children or vulnerable adults, unless approved by his Designated Risk Manager.
Finally, Judge Sherrard granted a Destruction Order for all devices and equipment seized as part of offending.
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Copy by Paul Higgins
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