A pervert caught with child abuse images for a second time has kept his freedom after blaming lockdown.
Police found 39 illegal pictures and movies after they raided Paul Beattie's home and seized his electronic devices in May 2020. Newcastle Crown Court heard the victims featured in the collection were aged as young as five or six.
The court heard there was also a video featuring a woman engaging in "various activities of sexual intercourse" with a dog. Beattie, 40, of Lilburne Close, Sunderland, admitted three charges of making indecent images of children and one of possessing extreme pornography.
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The court heard in 2013 he was given a suspended sentence for possessing, making and distribution of indecent images.
