A paedophile pensioner has been jailed for order breaches after police found out he had cleaning software installed on his computer.
Edward Tomlinson was given a suspended prison sentence in March last year for possessing sickening indecent images which involved children as young as two years old. The 74-year-old was also made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order and told to attend rehabilitation days.
But Tomlinson breached the sexual harm prevention order three times after police were tipped off in May last year that he had three different types of software installed on his computer - which would have allowed him to delete and conceal his internet browsing history. Tomlinson, of Luke Avenue, Cassop, Durham, appeared at Durham Crown Court on Tuesday to be sentenced for the breaches. He pleaded guilty at a previous hearing.
