A paedophile who was caught with a hidden mobile phone inside a mattress was sharing sickening abuse images to other perverts online.
David Cooper was found with a hoard of indecent images, with some depicting children as young as four years old when police raided his Sunderland home. The 32-year-old loner had also been sharing material to other paedophiles online but claimed he had no sexual interest in children.
Cooper, of Dellfield Drive, Pennywell, Sunderland, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday to be sentenced for charges of making indecent images, distributing indecent images and possession of extreme pornography. He pleaded guilty to the charges at a previous hearing.
