Paedophile blamed vile stash of child abuse images on marital problems
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA paedophile downloaded pictures and videos of children being raped after struggling with 'marital problems', a court heard.
Richard Parkinson, 51, downloaded 555 indecent images of children between March 30 2021 and February 19 2023. These comprised of 523 category C images, 19 of category B, and 12 of the highest category, A.
He also downloaded four items of extreme pornography involving bestiality between dogs and adult women. His vile collection was discovered when police received information about a digital IP address which was being used to access indecent images of children online.
The IP address was linked to a device owned by Parkinson and a search warrant was issued on his Wallasey home, the Liverpool Echo reports. READ MORE Major manhunt underway in Manchester as police say call them if you see this man His Samsung tablet was seized and on it officers found the images inside a hidden folder, which had been concealed using a privacy protection and data encryption app.
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