Paedophile with over 1,000 indecent images jailed
Northumbria PoliceA paedophile who had more than 1,000 indecent images of children has been jailed.
Stanley Burnett was arrested by officers at his address where a number of electronic devices were seized which had indecent images, videos, and online chats.
Appearing at Newcastle Crown Court, he admitted making and publishing indecent images, distributing indecent videos, arranging or facilitating commission of a sexual activity with a child, and breaching an interim sexual harm prevention order.
The 76-year-old of Gateshead, was jailed for five years and placed on the sex offenders register.
He was also given a sexual harm prevention order for life.
Northumbria Police said its paedophile online investigation team received intelligence that Burnett was engaging in discussions and sharing images on social media platforms about child sexual abuse.
It began an investigation last August and he was arrested the same month.
Det Con Geraldine Whitfield said sex offenders "think they can hide their crimes" by operating online.
"Stanley Burnett is a dangerous predator," she said.
"The conversations he had and the materials he possessed were abhorrent and deeply disturbing."
