Paedo Caught With Child Porn Cache

A Croydon man, caught at home with a collection of sexual images of children, has dodged prison with a suspended sentence.

Mark Brittain, 37, of Lansdowne Road was arrested on June 16, last year and his sordid cache was confiscated.

He was charged with four counts of possession of an indecent photograph or pseudo-photograph of a child, ranging from level one to level four in seriousness.

Brittain pleaded guilty immediately when he appeared before Croydon Magistrates' Court, who felt their sentencing powers were insufficient, and was committed to the crown court to hear his fate. 

At Croydon Crown Court (pictured) he was sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for eighteen months, and ordered to complete a sixty day activity requirement under the supervision of the probation service.