Man found with indecent child images jailed
It follows a hearing at Northampton Crown Court
A 24-year-old man who sexually assaulted a girl and was found with more than 5,000 indecent images of children has been jailed.
Hassan Subhan, previously of Conyngham Road, Northampton, first came to Northamptonshire Police’s attention in June 2022 when intelligence suggested that he may be in possession of indecent images of children.
He was investigated by the Force’s Online Child Abuse Investigation Unit (OCAIU) which found images of children on his electronic devices - 2,069 of those being Category A – the most serious.
Officers also found first generation videos that he had created of him sexually assaulting a five-year-old child.
Officers arrested Subhan and identified the child in the videos, who was safeguarded.
He was subsequently charged with one count of sexual assault of a child, three counts of making indecent images of children, three counts of distributing indecent images of children, one count of possessing prohibited images and one count of possessing extreme images.
After pleading guilty to the offences at Northampton Crown Court on January 8th, he returned to court on Friday February 28th where he was sentenced to nine years in prison with an extended sentence of five years on licence.
Detective Inspector Matt Haworth said:
“I am really pleased with this sentence which reflects how seriously Northamptonshire Police take these offences.
“Hussan thought that by acting online he was afforded anonymity from his offences however through the diligent investigation of the lead investigator and one of our dedicated intelligence officers, his offending was identified and he has been brought to justice.
“The Online Child Abuse Investigation Unit is here to tackle the sexual abuse of children and those who use the internet to abuse the most vulnerable.
“Our message remains simple: if you offend against children in our county, we will arrest you and put you before the courts.”