Hartlepool man guilty of having nearly 3,000 child pornography images given jail warning at Teesside Crown Court

By Mark Payne
Published 10th Mar 2023, 17:59 BST
Updated 10th Mar 2023, 18:00 BST
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A judge warned a Hartlepool man “all options are open” after he pleaded guilty to having almost 3,000 indecent images of children.

Samuel Reid, aged 23, admitted six charges in a hearing at Teesside Crown Court.

He pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children, relating to 1,151 in Category A – the most serious kind – 867 Category B images, and 788 in Category C.

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Reid, of Elwick Road, also admitted distributing one Category A image of a child, and possession of 85 prohibited images of a child.

The case was heard at Teesside Crown Court in Middlesbrough.The case was heard at Teesside Crown Court in Middlesbrough.
The case was heard at Teesside Crown Court in Middlesbrough.

He further pleaded guilty to possessing 456 extreme pornographic images.

Reid admitted the charges but on a basis that the offences were committed over a much shorter time period than the prosecution say.

Sentencing was adjourned until April 21 for a report.

Recorder Aisha Wadoodi granted Reid bail but said: “You have pleaded guilty to serious offences.

"At the moment you are free to go but all options remain open to the court.”