An Acklam paedophile, Mark Bullen, has been summoned back to court for violating his stringent licence restrictions.
Mark Bullen, 38, received a suspended prison sentence last year after being apprehended with thousands of tapes depicting the sexual assault of young children.
Mark Bullen had sought unlawful content online and, in a communication with another user, expressed interest in “young sex videos.”
He requested “samples” and exchanged contact details with the other individual. Mark Bullen was apprehended with about 3,500 explicit recordings and photographs depicting the sexual assault of children aged one to ten.
Alongside the suspended prison sentence, Judge Chris Smith imposed a 10-year sexual harm prevention order on Mark Bullen. On Friday morning, Teesside Crown Court was informed that he violated the order within months.
On April 23, Bullen’s offender management, DC Benjamin Lincoln-Taylor, conducted a routine assessment of his online activities. Mark Bullen erased a file from a downloaded application, violating the provisions of the order.
The paedophile is prohibited from removing any of his data or internet history. A forensic IT examination disclosed that he had removed a file obtained from the Wondershare website.
He was utilising an application that prosecutor Dan Wilberforce described as “connecting to random users via video.” Mr. Wilberforce stated that during the police’s evaluation of the application, “it promptly established a connection with a nude woman engaging in a sexual act.”
Mark Bullen, residing in Virginia Gardens, Acklam, Middlesbrough, acknowledged violating his sexual harm prevention order and the suspended sentence order. He was remanded in custody upon his arrest eleven weeks ago.
Mark Bullen has a prior conviction for the indecent assault of a minor. In 2018, he threatened to use a taser on his partner after she discovered he had been emailing photographs of himself to another lady.
Mark Bullen stated that his former girlfriend had assaulted him after inspecting his phone, but he acknowledged possessing a taser.
He received a suspended prison sentence.
Judge Paul Reid sentenced Mark Bullen to a 21-week incarceration.
Upon the deduction of his remand period, he will be released within the forthcoming days.
He was mandated to remit £150 in court costs within three months, sourced from his Personal Independence Payment and job support allowances.
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