A man who distributed indecent images of children must register as a sex offender.
Alun Topp pleaded guilty to seven offences – six of which related to youngsters – when he appeared at Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (4 January).
The 48-year-old admitted three counts of making an indecent image of a child between December 2010 and February 2022.
He also admitted three counts of distributing an indecent image of a child between September 2021 and February 2022.
A further charge of possessing an extreme pornographic image – namely depicting a person performing an act of intercourse with a live or dead unknown animal – was also accepted.
Magistrates declined jurisdiction over the case, sending it to Swindon Crown Court for sentence.
The defendant, of Bexley Walk, Park South, Swindon, will next appear on 3 February. He was released on unconditional bail.
Topp was ordered to register as a sex offender. The time he will spend on the register will be determined by the judge during his sentencing hearing.
