October 2005
Man had indecent images of children
A child abuse images pervert from a leafy north Down village who faces jail after finally admitting a string of offences.
William Martin Logan (60) of Meadow Grove, Crawfordsburn, sensationally changed his previous not guilty plea, at Downpatrick Crown Court, last Friday.
Just days earlier, Logan had been arraigned in the same court on 45 charges of making indecent images of children by downloading them from the internet.
He also faced three counts of possessing illegal images of children.
Logan had denied all 48 counts and was released on bail to await his trial.
However, he changed his mind and was re-arraigned and admitted all 48 charges.
Judge Peter Gibson again released Logan on bail, after ordering him to sign the Sex Offenders Register.
The maximum sentence for child abuse images offences after January 2001 was set at 10 years in jail.
For offences prior to the change in the law, the maximum sentence was three years.
Logan’s 48 offences span a period of 16 months, between December 2002 and April 2004.
