Royston Man Found With Indecent Images Of Children

A Royston man who was found with indecent images of children on his laptop and USB stick has been given a sexual harm prevention order.

Martin Randle, 54, was linked to the IP address uploading indecent images of children to the internet on 12 September and 20 of November, 2017. 

A warrant was carried out at his house and a number of items were seized, including mobile phones, laptops and a USB stick. Randle was in his house but gave no admissions. 

Later Randle, of Bury Lane, Melbourn, Royston, went to Parkside Police Station in Cambridge for a voluntary interview, where he gave no comment to all of the questions. 

The seized items were reviewed and a red ACER laptop, belonging to Randle, was found to contain indecent images of children. In total there were 53 category C images and two category A (the most severe category). A black USB stick identified as Randle’s was found to have 11 category C images. 

When interviewed for a second time Randle refused to answer any of the questions he was asked about the images. 

However, Randle later admitted three counts of making indecent photographs of a child. 

On Thursday (14 February) at Cambridge Crown Court he was given a sexual harm prevention order lasting five years, and placed on the sexual offenders register for five years. In addition he was placed under a 12-month community order and ordered to complete eighty hours of unpaid work.