“By downloading and amassing a collection of indecent images, (he) has played a part in fuelling a horrific industry.”
The twelve-time British champion surfer and shaper Lee Bartlett has pleaded guilty to three charges of making indecent images of children.
Bartlett, who is fifty, was charged with having 183 Category A images, 244 Category B images and 177 Category C images, collected over a two-year period from 2018 to 2020.
The “sick haul” included “images of children being raped and abused in other unthinkable ways.”
Bartlett got eight months behind bars, which was suspended for two years. As well, he has to go through a 40-day rehabilitation, do 100 hours of unpaid work and be on the sex offenders’ register for ten years.
“By downloading and amassing a collection of indecent images, Bartlett has played a part in fuelling a horrific industry,” a spokesperson for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children said. “The children in content like this are the victims of child sexual abuse, which can ruin the lives of the youngest members of our society. More needs to be done by technology companies and social network sites to prevent the publication and distribution of materials like this.”
Reaction online when the story came out on Cornwall Live was, predictably I guess, pretty rough.
“Slit the f ers throat.”
“Stop animal testing… test on the likes of him.”
“This vile human is no longer welcome surfing any beach in Cornwall.”
“Bring back the death penalty for sick individuals like this. Just a drain on society. To think of all those poor abused children makes my stomach churn and heart ache. I’d happily flip the switch, or pull the rope. It’s about time victims, And potential victims are protected from the likes of these monsters.”
“Illegal puppy breeder unmasked as sex fiend who abused girl in horse box” is just one spectacularly vivid headline from the house of horrors.
Not the greatest advertisement for Cornwall and surrounds.
