Sex offender had 100 child images

But police caught him after phone gaffe

A sex offender will be kept away from the internet after being caught with sick pictures of children on his mobile.

Police found over 100 images of children in a secret folder in Robert Field’s phone.

The folder contained imagines of scantily-clad children aged under 10 in “erotic poses”.

Police unearthed the sickening stash after analysing the addict’s phone after arresting him for possessing M-Cat.

He claimed the pictures must have already been on the second hand phone, but his alibi crimbled when detectives analysed his second phone and found even more taboo snaps in the folder - incriminatingly named ‘Rob’s Stuff ’.

“The effect that it’s had on his family in regards to the images has been a wake up call to him,” said his solicitor Robert Vining.

With his client appearing in handcuffs for Thursday’s hearing, Mr Vining added: “He’s been on the sex offenders wing (at Hull Prison) and he’s had a very, very hard time.

“It’s finally got through to him that the effects are far reaching, not just of the images, but what the children have gone through to get those images.”

The tall 32-year-old, of Westbourne Grove, remained silent throughout the morning hearing as two females supported him.

The court heard how his life had crumbled apart after turning to M-Cat from amphetamines, with the DWP sanctioning his benefits.

His family had stood by him though, managing to get him a part-time job as a pot wash in a bid to try and get him back on his feet.

“While his mother supports him, she’s not very pleased with him to say the least and neither is his sister,” added Mr Vining.

Field admitted four charges, included failing to surrender and stealing curtains from Poundstretcher.

Field, who was scalded for helping to “feed an industry” in child porn, has sign the sex offenders register for five years, and complete a programme for internet sex offenders. He was given a five year Sexual Offences Prevention Order, which restricts his use of devices like laptops and phones.

Five years How long he will spend on the sex offenders register