A man police described as a dangerous sexual predator was today jailed for four years.
Daniel Roberts, 31, of Jorvik Close in York, appeared in court charged with six offences of distributing indecent images of children, making indecent images of children, possession of extreme pornographic images and possession of prohibited images of children.
He had been remanded in custody at his last appearance at York Crown Court on 19 November, when he pleaded guilty to 18 similar offences.
He received a four-year custodial sentence with a four-year licence period.
North Yorkshire Police began their investigation into Roberts in June 2022.
Throughout that time he continued to offend whilst on police bail, court bail and as a convicted registered sex offender.
Officers seized his devices which uncovered Category A, B and C indecent images of children and extreme pornography.
Detective Constable Lucy Wise said: “Roberts is a dangerous individual with an enduring sexual interest in accessing child abuse images.
“Accessing or downloading indecent images of children is not a victimless crime; perpetrators often don’t stop to think about the lives of young children destroyed by the abuse that takes place behind these images.
“The children depicted in these sexual abuse images are continuously re-victimised when these are accessed and distributed on the internet. Perpetrators like Roberts, allow this to happen, purely for their own selfish gratification.
“North Yorkshire Police are committed to preventing child sexual abuse and helping victims by bringing offenders to justice.”