A paedophile from Yarm has pleaded guilty to child porn offences after he was snared by a special team from Cleveland Police.
Anthony Insall, 49, was caught by police making and accessing indecent images of children, producing both Category A images and Category C images.
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He pleaded guilty to the crimes at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Friday, September 15, and will be sentenced later this year on October 11.
Investigating Officer, Detective Constable Barnes from the Paedophile Online Investigation Team said: "Anthony Insall searched for indecent images and content on the internet.
"He was found to have accessed the child abuse material over, at least, a 15-month period.
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"The behaviour committed by Insall, and those who commit crime of a similar nature, is entirely abhorrent and causes significant harm to vulnerable children.
"Whilst this is an online offence, there are real victims out there living with the scars of abuse in this cycle of suffering.
"People who commit crimes of this nature are not invisible and we will ensure we do everything possible to bring them to justice.”
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