A BARRY paedophile discussed and shared child sex abuse images with other predators online and was caught with videos of girls as young as two being abused.
South Wales Police attended Ewan Haynes’ home on November 22, 2022, after receiving intelligence that child sex abuse images had been uploaded from that address.
Haynes was arrested, and officers seized his iPhone, MacBook Pro, and a computer tower.
On the devices, officers found 88 Category A – the most serious – indecent images of children, as well as 52 Category B and 75 Category C pictures and videos.
He was also found with 1,001 prohibited images of children, as well as extreme pornographic images which depicted bestiality involving dogs.
Cardiff Crown Court heard that the indecent images featured children aged between two and ten years old, and dated back to June 27 the previous year.
Haynes had the Telegram application on his phone, where he asked another user “Have you got anywhere?” when they said they were trying to obtain child sex abuse images. And when the defendant said that he “might have got some stuff from a 14-year-old”, the other user send him two Category A images.
The defendant also shared six Category C indecent images.
Haynes’ internet history showed searches for illegal material, and he had a portal to the dark web on his device.
He initially refused to grant the officers access to his social media accounts, but later made admissions through a prepared statement.
Haynes, of Subway Road, pleaded guilty to distributing indecent images, three offences of making indecent images of children, possession of prohibited images of children, and possession of extreme pornographic images.
Peter Donnison, in mitigation, said 24-year-old Haynes was a young man with no previous convictions.
He said the defendant entered his guilty pleas at the earliest opportunity, and made admissions to officers in his police interview.
Mr Donnison described Haynes as “an individual who has expressed motivation to change his life and rehabilitate himself”.
He added the defendant would benefit from the support of the probation service to “provide him with psycho-education”, which could also protect the public by reducing the chances of Haynes re-offending.
The court heard Haynes suffered from “poor mental health”, which had been exacerbated by his isolation during the pandemic.
“These are real children who would have been subjected to real and horrific abuse,” said Recorder Andrew Hammond.
Haynes was sentenced to a total of 12 months, suspended for two years. He must complete 80 hours of unpaid work, a mental health treatment requirement.
He must register as a sex offender for 10 years, and was made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order for the same period.
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