Martin Sparks, 47, of Maldon Walk, Redbridge, had over 200 indecent images at his home when police raided his address.
He pleaded guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court to five counts of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), making indecent images of children (category A) and making indecent images of children (category B).
He will be sentenced at the same court on Wednesday, August 26.
He will be sentenced at the same court on Wednesday, August 26.
On Thursday, June 18, officers from the Metropolitan Police's Specialist Crime Command executed a search warrant at Sparks’ home.
They had intelligence that indecent images of children had been downloaded at the address via peer-to-peer (p2p) software.
Sparks was convicted on June 26, 2018 of making indecent images of children.
Sparks was convicted on June 26, 2018 of making indecent images of children.
He received two years’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) until “further order” on this date.
When officers carried out the warrant last month, Sparks initially denied any knowledge of illegal online activity, but when he was questioned further he admitted breaches of his SHPO and having downloaded and viewed child abuse images.
When officers carried out the warrant last month, Sparks initially denied any knowledge of illegal online activity, but when he was questioned further he admitted breaches of his SHPO and having downloaded and viewed child abuse images.
Sparks committed five SHPO breaches.
During the search of his address, officers seized a computer tower, which Sparks used to download the illegal images – this related to three of the breaches.
Officers also found an electronic tablet, which was a breach due to it not being declared to his Public Protection Unit manager.
The remaining breach was for connecting to the home’s router to use the internet when he downloaded the images.
Sparks was taken to an east London police station.
During the search of his address, officers seized a computer tower, which Sparks used to download the illegal images – this related to three of the breaches.
Officers also found an electronic tablet, which was a breach due to it not being declared to his Public Protection Unit manager.
The remaining breach was for connecting to the home’s router to use the internet when he downloaded the images.
Sparks was taken to an east London police station.
When searched in custody, two USB digital storage devices were found in his shoes.
A total of 233 category A child abuse videos and 17 category B ones were found on the USBs.
Sparks told officers that when he heard officers enter the address, he went to hide the USBs and decided to put them in his shoes and put his shoes on.
A total of 233 category A child abuse videos and 17 category B ones were found on the USBs.
Sparks told officers that when he heard officers enter the address, he went to hide the USBs and decided to put them in his shoes and put his shoes on.
Detective Constable James Cavenham said: “Sparks is now facing time behind bars after committing the same hideous offence once again.
“The evidence we gathered against him meant he had no option but to plead guilty.
"Although this is not a contact offence, every single image contains a child who is a victim of an appalling crime and when people like Sparks seek these images out, they continue to generate a market for this type of abuse.
“The Met will continue to relentlessly pursue and bring to justice those who download online images of child sexual abuse.”
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