A vile paedophile kept 'depraved' rape videos of crying babies.

A vile paedophile has been jailed for eight months after being found with 'depraved' rape videos of crying babies.

Adam Whitfield, 26, was caught with 30 videos of children being raped on his phone and computer. The videos were described by a judge as something "which would strike any normal person as disgusting."

One particularly horrific video showed a three-month-old baby being raped and lasted just 16 seconds. Other scenes were too graphic to even be described in this article.

Whitfield's mother called the police after discovering the sickening material on his devices. Police went to his Newton-Le-Willows address in relation to a "potential separate offence" which wasn't pursued.

"While there, she handed over a number of the defendant's devices including a mobile phone and computer," said Sarah Griffin, prosecuting. After examining the devices, officers discovered 32 indecent images, 30 of which were videos of children being raped. The videos were kept by Whitfield between July 25, 2017 and May 3, 2020.

Some of the videos included a three-month-old, a six-month-old and a child between five and seven. Whitfield has no previous convictions.

Louise McCloskey, defending, said: "It is quite clear, your honour, to any right minded member of the community, hearing the description of those moving images will inevitably cause both a sense of outrage and revulsion."

Ms McCloskey urged the judge to suspend a custodial sentence, explaining Whitfield is 26, has no previous convictions and is "vulnerable." She said he is "ashamed of his actions" and explained he "clearly struggled" in his younger life, but no further detail was given in open court.

Ms McCloskey said: "While an immediate custodial sentence might mark the offence it will not address the issues or behaviours which this defendant needs to understand in order to ensure there is not further future offending."

Ms McCloskey explained that while the period of the charges spanned from 2017 to 2020, there wasn't consistent downloading of images over the years but a "flurry of activity" and then a "recent surge" in 2019.

Whitfield, of Alder Street, admitted three counts of making indecent images.

Judge Thomas Teague, QC, summarising the images, said: "Even the category C images would strike any normal person as disgusting." The judge said the images, even for material of this type, are "exceptionally depraved."

Judge Teague noted Whitfield's pre sentence report makes for "troubling reading" describing Whitfield as "vulnerable" and as having had an "unhappy childhood". The judge said the offences were aggravated by the fact some of the children in the images "display discernible pain and distress."

Whitfield was jailed for eight months and ordered to adhere to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years. He must also sign the Sex Offenders' Register for 10 years.