Extreme porn man avoids instant prison sentence

Mark Bolton, 58, of Plantation Gates, Whelley, admitted possessing a filmed realistic act which was grossly offensive plus hundreds of images of child abuse of all categories of legal seriousness.

Appearing before a Bolton Crown Court judge he was given four 10-month prison sentences for each crime, but they will run concurrently and they are suspended for two years.

Bolton must also be supervised for 18 months, complete 30 days of rehabilitation activities, forfeit his laptops, sign on the Sex Offenders’ Register for 10 years and a decade-long sexual harm prevention order was also imposed on him. There is also £340 of court costs to pay.

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