A convicted sex offender was found in possession of one of the worst baby abuse videos "anyone can imagine".

Adam Park, 41, from Fenton, Staffordshire, had downloaded a sickening clip of an adult man sexually assaulting a one-year-old child. The video was discovered during a routine police check.

Officers also found that Park had used a Tor browser to access the dark web, putting him in breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) for making and possessing indecent images of children.

He was sentenced to 20 months in prison at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.

Prosecutor Mark Brookes explained that Park had been given a three-year community order and a five-year SHPO in 2016, which was due to expire on April 29, 2021.

Mr Brookes said that a police risk assessor visited Park's home on April 18, 2020, to carry out a risk assessment, as reported by StokeonTrentLive. Officers returned on April 6, 2021, and inspected a computer tower, leading to Park's arrest.

The inspection revealed that a Category A indecent image, the most serious type, had been accessed. Mr Brookes added: "It involved an adult man sexually abusing a one-year-old child. The report concluded he used Tor, a streaming facility enabling online anonymity."

Park pleaded guilty to two charges of breaching a SHPO and making an indecent image of a child.

Hamish Noble, mitigating for Park, stated that he has had a problem with alcohol and was living with his parents at the time of the offense. He described Park as having no social outlets, never having had a long-term relationship, and finding his job stressful.

Mr Noble added: "He had a job he found stressful. He felt put upon by colleagues and bosses. He had dyslexia as a child and was bullied at school. He used the Tor browser. He accepts accessing the category A image. The opinion of the report is that he can be managed in the community."

Judge David Fletcher expressed his concern about the lack of progress Park had made since his 2016 conviction, highlighting the seriousness of the breach.

Judge Fletcher stated: "You were convicted in 2016 of a number of offences of possession of indecent images of children. You were coming to the end of the notification period when there was a visit by the officer overseeing your compliance and that resulted in the information we now have before us. There were two breaches of the SHPO. The first related to your deletion of internet history and also utilising the Tor system on your computer. It enabled you to access the dark web. It is clear there was an image, a moving image of a child, probably one of the worst images anyone can imagine, placed on the system. The real concern I have is the lack of real progress following the order made in 2016. It is a very serious breach."

Park will serve half his sentence in custody and the remaining half on licence. He has been subjected to a 10-year SHPO.