The Wiveliscombe Paedophile, Adam Dodden, who dedicated over ten years to amassing a collection over 100,000 photographs of child sexual assault has received a suspended prison sentence.
Adam Dodden, from Wiveliscombe in Somerset, received a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, at Taunton Crown Court on Friday.
Avon and Somerset Police stated: “These images represent the most egregious forms of child abuse, and those offenders who access them foster a demand for the production of additional images.”
The 40-year-old, Adam Dodden, received a 10-year sexual harm prevention order.
In 2024, Avon and Somerset Police determined that obscene photos of minors were being downloaded from a Wiveliscombe address.
On 9 September, the Internet Child Abuse Team of the force obtained a search warrant, resulting in Adam Dodden’s arrest.
Police said Adam Dodden was interviewed the same day, where he admitted responsibility and “expressed disgust” at what he had done.
Adam Dodden pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children, one count of the possession of prohibited images of children, and one count of possession of extreme pornography.
A detailed examination of Adam Dodden’s devices found that since 2010 he had collected 1,343 category A images – the most serious – 1,116 category B images and 108,036 category C images.
Adam Dodden was also found to have 97 prohibited images of children, and three extreme pornographic images.
Avon and Somerset Police said there was no evidence Adam Dodden ever came into contact with the children as all of his offences related to online activity.
Det Con Benn Murphy, said: “Accessing or downloading indecent imagery of children is not a victimless crime.
“Perpetrators like Adam Dodden often don’t stop to think about the lives of young children destroyed by the abuse that takes place behind it.”
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