A man found with images and videos of child sexual abuse on his phone was given a suspended sentence.
Mark Eastham, 35, of Clieves Road, Kirkby amitted one count of possessing indecent images of children, one count of making category A indecent images of childre, and one count of making category C indecent images of children. At Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday, Olivia Beesley, prosecuting, said that on August 7, last year, Eastham was arrested by police as he was wanted for an unrelated matter, and despite efforts to escape he was detained.
He had an Oppo mobile phone to his ear when he was arrested, which was captured on bodycam footage, and during a police interview he confirmed the phone was his. It was examined by specialist officers and found to contain 46 images and 30 videos of children, showing the abuse of young boys aged from nine upwards, some of whom were restrained.
