Aberdeen dad jailed for almost two years for possession of animal and child abuse images.
April 2017
An Aberdeen dad has been jailed for almost two years after being caught with thousands of images of child and animal porn.
February 2017 trial….
An Aberdeen dad has been caught with thousands of child porn images as well as footage of adults involved in sex acts with animals, including a snake and a dolphin.
Cornelius Conn, a convicted cannabis producer, downloaded more than 8,000 illicit pictures on to his home computer and two laptops over a threeyear period.
The sick haul of pornographic photographs involved children, mostly girls aged between one and 15 years old and adults.
More than four hours of sexually explicit footage was also uncovered by officers.
A separate stash of animal pornography included photos and footage of humans engaged in sexual activity with animals, including dogs, horses, a snake and a dolphin.
The court heard police raided Conn’s Rosemount Place flat in Aberdeen after receiving a tip-off from specialist child protection officers.
The court heard police raided Conn’s Rosemount Place flat in Aberdeen after receiving a tip-off from specialist child protection officers.
And yesterday the 46year-old appeared at the city’s sheriff court and admitted downloading the material between March 3, 2013 and February 1 last year.
He further admitted possessing “extreme pornographic” images of humans and animals.
His not-guilty plea to a third charge of possessing child pornography, dating back to October 2007, was accepted by the Crown.
Fiscal depute Alan Townsend said Conn, who was convicted of growing 50 cannabis plants worth as much as £45,000 in 2014, denied all knowledge of the sickening stash of pornography when he was questioned by police.
However, he admitted he was the sole user of the machine on which the images were stored.
However, he admitted he was the sole user of the machine on which the images were stored.
And when Conn was first charged he simply responded: “It’s nuts but what can I say.”
Representing the repeat offender, solicitor Laura Gracie said her client, who has two young children with his partner, was “keen to remain on bail” while social workers prepare a report on the background of the case.
Sheriff Graeme Napier deferred sentencing Conn while the social work department establishes “what threat Conn poses” to young children and wider society.
He said: “These are serious offences, it is quite likely a custodial sentence will be imposed. But I won’t prejudge the reports.”
The case has been adjourned until April 7.
Conn was placed on the sex offenders register while reports are prepared. He was released on bail.
Conn was placed on the sex offenders register while reports are prepared. He was released on bail.
“He admitted he was the sole user of the machine with the images”
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