A paedophile was caught when he posted vile images of children on Snapchat and Instagram.
Aaren Murphy, 22, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday (May 31). Prosecuting, David Polglase told the court that on November 1, 2021, police were informed that a category A indecent image of a child had been uploaded on Instagram by an account with a phone number registered to Murphy.
On December 29, 2021, another category A indecent image of a child was uploaded to Snapchat from an IP address located at the defendant's home.