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BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Wallsend paedophile had more than 4,000 child abuse images
A paedophile with so many images showing child sex abuse that police stopped counting them when they reached 4,000 has been given a suspended Maughan's haul included pictures and videos of girls as young as five being raped, Newcastle Crown Court 48-year-old, from Wallsend, had hidden his collection on a computer and hard drive, with his internet searches focusing on sexual images of young children and "familial sexual abuse", the court admitted three counts of making indecent images of children and was jailed for a year, suspended for two years. Police raided his home on 11 October 2023 and seized several devices, prosecutor Emma Dowling 49 indecent images of children in the most serious category were found along with 142 in the second level and more than 3,700 in the third tier of classification, the court stopped counting when they reached 4,000 images as they had found enough for their needs, Ms Dowling said, but they could see there was a "substantial number of further images" on his computer. The girls in his collection ranged in age from five to 13 years old, with the youngest being raped in some of his most serious images, the court mitigation, the court heard Maughan was a heavy user of cannabis at the time and was socially isolated, developing an "unhealthy" pornography Penny Moreland said Maughan made deliberate searches for indecent images of children, including for "familial sexual abuse".Maughan was also ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work and pay £500 in court costs. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
The Sun
20-06-2025
- General
- The Sun
Sainsbury's shoppers race to store as major garden sale kicks off & items are scanning for just 1p
SHOPPERS are racing to their local Sainsbury's to see if they can bag some bargain garden buys. Avid gardeners took to social media to share the bargain deals they managed to pick up, with many items costing just 1p. 3 3 3 Emma Dowling shared her finds on Facebook and was quick to urge others to see if it was available in their local stores. The post saw the lucky shopper walk out with three trolleys full of garden must-haves and they were each just 1p in Sainsbury's massive garden sale. Emma wrote: "Just thought if anyone else was near a Sainsbury's all their summer plants & kids stuff is 1p!" The three trolleys were filled with plant growing kits, including tomatoes, cress, carrots flowers and seed packets. Many came with their own planters and they had all been slashed to 1p. While it might look like Emily whipped the shelves for herself, she revealed that she planned to donate them to her local school so plenty of kids could enjoy the fun. "Donating these to my daughter's school and some clubs," she added. And Emma wasn't alone when it came to picking up the bargain deals. Another shopper shared an image of her gardening haul and urged people to go to the store to find them. The gardening sale may not be available in every store, but for those prices, it's worth checking out. Watch the moment home owner walks over their new-build's lawn and shows how landscaping turned it into a water bed The post was shared in the Facebook group, Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK, which boasts over 2.6 million members. People were quick to take to the comments, impressed by the haul. One person wrote: "I'm glad you managed to get some!" "Need to check this out asap," penned a third. Meanwhile a fourth said: "Woohoo, nice to see they had sales. "They don't normally when I get there it's all gone. So well done you."
