A Paedophile from Calne, Martin Tyrrell, who downloaded child exploitation and rape photographs has narrowly evaded incarceration.
Martin Tyrrell, aged 43, was apprehended with the abhorrent material following the seizure and subsequent examination of equipment retrieved from his previous residence in Devizes in late 2022.
The raid occurred following a tip on his deviant online conduct, specifically that an email address associated with the defendant was utilised to access prohibited content.
Eleven obscene photographs were found on one of his electronic devices, leading to his eventual charges. During an interrogation, Martin Tyrrell deceived police by asserting that he was not present when the data were downloaded.
But at Salisbury Magistrates’ Court in March, he admitted the offending. During that hearing, defence solicitor Matthew George said his client was referred to the mental health team after his arrest.
Martin Tyrrell was referred to Stop It Now, an organisation that helps people worried about their thoughts and behaviour relating to child sexual abuse, and he completed a programme with them.
Mr George said that Martin Tyrrell, of Lambourn Court, has “learned a good deal about himself and his offending behaviour” and added that he is “now able to stop it himself”.
On 1 June, at the same court, he was handed a 26-week prison sentence suspended for two years. Martin Tyrrell must also complete 200 hours of unpaid work and 40 rehabilitation activity days.
The magistrates also imposed a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) for seven years, which bans the man from using internet devices unless approved by the police, deleting web search history and using social media or chat rooms without asking the Public Protection Unit prior and providing them with his passwords.
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