Somerset businessman jailed over child porn offences

The 49 year old Martyn Helliwell from Over Stratton in Somerset was found guilty of making and distributing indecent pictures of children. According to prosecutor Adam Vaitilingham Martyn Helliwel had in November 2007 around 1.000 indecent pictures of children on his computer. Helliwell did not deny this, but said that ‘other opportunities’ put him in this situation. Possessing child porn was not the only charge, he was also found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Helliwell needed to appear in front of the Bristol Crown Court on Tuesday and was sentenced for four and a half years in prison.

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My reaction / opinion:
I was a bit angry when I read this article and asked myself the question; how could somebody do this?. My opinion is that Martyn Helliwell is mentally ill and I do not have any respect for this man. I think that someone with around 1.000 indecent pictures of children should be in prison for the rest of his life instead of four and a half years. Helliwell said that other opportunities’ put him in this situation, but I am wondering which kind of opportunities he means. I would never make, distribute or give indecent pictures of children to anyone.

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Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/somerset/10271742.stm