March 2014
Grimsby man found with indecent child images, extreme pornography and ‘snuff’ movies on his computer is jailed
POLICE found sick images of indecency, animals and “snuff” movies after examining a man’s computer, a court heard.
Christopher Garrod, 34, of Cromwell Road, Grimsby, admitted making indecent images of a child and eight offences of possessing extreme pornography in 2011.
Gordon Stables, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that police received an anonymous tip-off through Crimestoppers about Garrod’s indecent images.
They already had his computer because, at the time, he was being investigated for a theft from his employer.
He received a community sentence for that matter.
The computer was examined and 32 indecent images of the same girl were found.
The extreme pornography included images of animals and “snuff” movies in which faked apparent death scenes were shown.
Craig Lowe, mitigating, said there had been no further offending for the past couple of years.
He also told the court that Garrod claimed he had not accessed the internet so that he would not see such material in a bid to stop his offending.
The three “snuff” movies involved actors. Garrod was ashamed of his behaviour and wished he had never done it.
He was jailed for six months and given a five-year sexual offences prevention order.
If you have concerns you believe the police should investigate, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
