Swindon man sentenced for making indecent images of children

A man from Swindon has admitted to making indecent images of a child and possessing extreme pornographic images of animals.

Adrian Parker, 53, of Cameron Close, Stratton St Margaret, appeared at Swindon Crown Court on Friday (11/04) and pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs/pseudo-photographs of a child and one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image/images portraying an act of intercourse/oral sex with a dead/alive animal.

These offences took place in August 2024.

Parker was sentenced to 12 months in prison. He is already serving a 33-month sentence for arranging to commit a child sex offence after pleading guilty at the end of last year.

He is also required to register with the police in accordance with the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and will be the subject of a DEPO which will see Parker's phone and tablet that was seized destroyed.

Investigator Beccy Scott of the Child Internet Exploitation Team (CIET) said, "Parker is a dangerous man with a clear sexual preoccupation with prepubescent children, and I welcome this further custodial sentence.

"Online offending of this nature is not a victimless crime. Every single child in these images is a victim of sexual exploitation, and by offenders like Parker accessing these images, it generates a market for more child sexual abuse material to be created.

"Parker will continue to be monitored as a registered sex offender indefinitely with a restrictive Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) in place to manage his behaviour when he is released back into the community. The Child Internet Exploitation Team remains committed to bringing those who seek to abuse children online to justice."

If you are concerned about your own use of the internet or inappropriate thoughts or behaviour about children, please seek help from support agencies such as the Lucy Faithful Foundation before you become our next knock at the door.

If you suspect a person of carrying out child sexual exploitation or think someone you know has been a victim or may be soon, visit our How to report possible child abuse page or call our non-emergency number, 101.

If you have a hearing or speech impairment, use our textphone service on 18001 101.

You can find more information on our website: Child sexual exploitation | Wiltshire Police