A Chale man, who admitted he was ‘surprised it had taken this long to be arrested’, after Police seized electronic devices containing indecent images of children and animal porn, is to be sentenced at the Isle of Wight Crown Court in June.
55-year-old Nelson Whitesmith, of Spanners Close, admitted 3x make indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child and a single charge of possess extreme pornographic image/images portraying an act of intercourse/oral sex with a dead/alive animal, when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court earlier today (Tuesday).
Prosecuting, Lauren McConnell told the court that Police received information of child sex abuse images being uploaded to the internet. Enquiries into the images – and the profile that uploaded them – led Police to Whitesmith’s home address on 3rd December 2023.
At his address, a total of 19 devices were seized.
In interview, Whitesmith admitted to Police that he was surprised it had taken so long for him to be arrested. It was here that the 55-year-old also told officers that he used peer-to-peer software to aid him in his activities.
Following the seizure – and the forensic examination of 3 devices – a total of 185 category A images, 202 category B images and 3,689 category C images were found. The age of children depicted in the images were as young as 5, the court heard.
Whitesmith downloaded the indecent child images between 24th February 2012 and 3rd December 2023.
Also found on his devices were a total of 697 bestiality images.
The court heard how Whitesmith – who has just a single conviction on his record from 1988 – had opted not to see a duty solicitor and seek legal advice before his hearing saying ‘I know I’m guilty’.
Due to the severity of the charges, Magistrates declined jurisdiction and instead sent the case to the Isle of Wight Crown Court on 13th June. A pre-sentence report is to be compiled in time for that hearing.
Whitesmith has been ordered to visit Newport Police Station within 3 days to give information as part of his addition to the Sex Offenders Register.
why are isle of wight men so odd and strange
WTF is it with these sick shits? Good kind people are dying from nasty painful cancers while pond life like this are allowed to thrive..