Hartlepool man guilty of having nearly 3,000 child pornography images given jail warning at Teesside Crown Court
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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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Hide AdReid, of Elwick Road, also admitted distributing one Category A image of a child, and possession of 85 prohibited images of a child.
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.”