You have damaged yourself.. blighted the rest of your life
have damaged yourself, you lost your job some months ago. You have brought shame and disgrace upon yourself, your have blighted the rest of your life to some extent.
“I have come to the conclusion that I can, just, justify the suspension of a prison sentence because of course you were of good character and because of all the good work you have done before you brought disgrace upon yourself.
“To destroy your life further, while it may send a message out, would be unjust to you.”
Kelly, who previously lived in the Burnley area, admitted making 114 Category A indecent images of children, 127 Category B images and 756 Category C images, along with possessing 55 prohibited images of children and two extreme pornographic images between 2009 and 2016.
He was ordered to have rehabilitation sessions and will be on the sex offender register for ten years.