Man Caught with Thousands of Cartoon and Animated Child Pornography Images

Daniel Paul Cordory, 35, was found to have 7,148 pornographic images of children stored on his desktop computer, a court heard. Police raided his home in Twyford Road, Eastleigh, and a preliminary analysis of his computer revealed files of cartoon and animated-style children.

During a police interview, Cordory claimed that "pop-up images of children had appeared" when he was surfing adult sites. He later told officers he had taken steps to stop the pop-ups.

The court heard that Cordory spent time playing a computer game that depicted children being abused. The prosecution barrister, Christopher Amis, stated that the defendant was in control of some of the characters, which were clearly child-like. However, he added, "There is in fact no victim because the images are cartoon."

Cordory appeared before Southampton Crown Court and pleaded guilty to a single count of possessing prohibited images of a child. The offense occurred in July of last year. His stash of images was described in court documents as grossly offensive, disgusting or otherwise obscene.

Cordory has no previous convictions. His defense attorney, Chris Gaiger, argued for the prospect of rehabilitation.

Judge Nicholas Rowland sentenced Cordory to a 24-month community order, which includes 40 rehabilitation days and 150 hours of unpaid work. He was also placed under a five-year sexual harm prevention order.