Shetland Man Ordered to Do Unpaid Work for Possession of Child Abuse Material

A man from Shetland who possessed indecent pictures and videos of children has been placed under supervision for over two years and ordered to do unpaid work.

Alvar Foster, of Market Street, Lerwick, had admitted taking or permitting to be taken 88 images and 24 videos on a laptop between September 9 and 12, 2016.

The court heard that Foster had downloaded the material from the internet and had been caught when police raided his home.

Foster was sentenced to 27 months of supervision and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.

He was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register for five years.