Warren Bone, a Fareham Paedophile child sex offender who attempted to avoid sentencing for downloading over 9,000 indecent photographs of children, has finally been incarcerated.
Warren Bone, residing on Cranleigh Road, Fareham, PO16, was convicted on 16 May of this year for the creation and distribution of indecent photographs, in addition to the possession of severe pornography.
The 53-year-old, Warren Bone, was scheduled for sentencing over these issues on 17 June but did not appear in court. He was additionally under investigation for violating the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders Register by failing to register a new address with the police within three days after relocating or lacking a regular residence.
A warrant was issued for his arrest, and following enquiries including a public wanted appeal for his whereabouts, he was arrested on 21 August.
Warren Bone was sentenced today (Friday 21 October) at Portsmouth Crown Court for three counts of making indecent images of children, 3 counts of distributing indecent images of children, 1 count of possessing extreme pornography, and one count of failing to comply with his notification requirements.
His Honour Judge Shepherd jailed Bone for 3 years and 7 months.
The court heard that devices belonging to Warren Bone, formerly of Cranleigh Road in Fareham, were seized by police and found to contain 5,586 category C images of children, 1,953 category B images, and 1,898 category A images – the most serious.
After initially denying knowledge of the images that were downloaded to his computer, Warren Bone told police he had a drug problem and would look at the images for his own self-gratification.
DC Martin Timmis said: “Warren Bone poses a clear risk to the public due to his perverse interest in downloading indecent images of children.
“He actively tried to avoid being brought to justice, and knew full well he was wanted by police and the courts.
“I hope that the public remain reassured that we take a robust stance against targeting sex offenders, particularly those who abuse or have an interest in children, and will work tirelessly to get these people off the streets.”
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