Man jailed for downloading child sex photos

Gary Leslie Seabourne (36), pleaded guilty to 17 charges including the downloading of still pictures and films, ranging from level one to the most serious, level five. He also admitted sharing some of the files with other users of an international internet paedophile network called Kids Light of Our Lives.

Chichester Crown Court heard that Seabourne's addiction to indecent images was discovered as part of a major investigation into child abuse headed by Britain's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).

When police raided Seabourne's home in Northcote Road, Bognor Regis on December 6, 2006 they discovered 1,145 images on discs and a portable hard drive, including 86 films. Some showed the rape of children as young as one.

Full report in this week's Bognor Regis Observer.