Essex sex offender jailed after making indecent images of children
Trevor Pearce has been sentenced to three years in prison
A registered sex offender has been sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to 12 counts of making indecent images of children.
63 year-old Trevor Pearce was the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years after being convicted of previous offence in 2021.
The images were discovered during a routine visit.
Essex police say the youngest victim is believed to be less than a year old.
An Essex police spokesperson said "Our Management of Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders (MOSOVO) team were making a routine visit to the 63-year-old’s home last year when they discovered indecent images of children.
"These devices were seized and analysed by our digital forensics experts, and more than 600 images and videos were found either on the phones or in cloud storage associated with Pearce.
"Further prohibited phones and tablets were seized in a warrant in February 2025 at Pearce’s address.
"This revealed further offending with the use of undeclared storage devices, deleting his browsing history, and failing to disclose his use of specific mobile applications – all of which were breaches of his SHPO.
"The youngest victim in the materials is believed the be less than a year old. We also found up-skirting images relating to offences committed in Loughton."
He was sentenced on Friday 3rd October and has been placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for life, alongside an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.