A children’s nanny downloaded child porn images after she was “manipulated” by a mystery man she met online.
Elliana Ede-Borrett, 23, of Sumner Road, Croydon says she was prompted by an unknown person to obtain the sick images.
Inner London Crown Court heard she formed an internet relationship with a man from Sunderland and they communicated via Skype.
Ede-Borrett had already pleaded guilty at her first appearance at Camberwell Green Magistrates Court to three counts of making indecent images of children between September 23, 2015 and May 3, last year.
These relate to 12 Category A images - the most serious - 18 Category B images and 17 Category C images.
They involved children aged between one and six years-old.
The pair would view the images together while chatting on Skype and indulged in mutual masturbation.
Judge Stephen Dawson said during the last hearing: “This is an unusual case.
“The Crown say that by what the police have gleaned it is not a case where the defendant herself has a proclivity to look at these sort of images and that she was manipulated by another.
“The issue, if there is one, is the protection of the public and herself from being in a situation like this.
“Maybe the probation service do not have much to offer.”
The judge said at the latest hearing: “On the basis of the facts of this case she was being used by the looks of it.
“The man involved left it for her to take responsibility for the images and his hands were clean.
“Even if he was detected, because of the way he set it up, it looks as if he was making a good job of protecting himself.”
He told Ede-Borrett: “Having heard the background to this I’ve come to the conclusion that this is a situation where because of your vulnerability you have been used by somebody in order for him to gain access to the disgusting photos.”
He placed her on a 60-day community order.
The first-time offender has lived in a hostel for vulnerable adults since her arrest in May, last year.
None of the images relate to the children she was looking after.
The court heard Ede-Borrett no longer has any relationship with the man.
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