Craig Lee Roberts

Craig Lee Roberts

29, Male Suspended - 1y 4m - Suspended

Swansea Marina, Swansea

Offender ID: 142c1e57-acbc-4f47-a934-6f57a489805e

Offence Summary

University graduate Craig Lee Roberts possessed over 8,000 indecent images, including 985 Category A, on his devices, with the offending discovered during a police search of his home.

Full Description

Craig Lee Roberts, a 29-year-old university graduate from Trawler Road in Swansea Marina, was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court for possessing more than 8,000 indecent images on his mobile and computer hard drives, including 985 of the most extreme Category A type showing child sexual abuse. The case came to light when police executed a search warrant at his home, with his parents and partner present. Roberts had engaged in this behaviour since childhood, deriving sexual pleasure from material that the judge described as evoking only 'disgust and revulsion' in decent people.

His barrister, Nicholas Wragg, noted that since arrest, Roberts had worked with charities and a psychosexual therapist to address the roots of his long-term behaviour and understand the harm, now viewing the images as 'photographs of a crime scene'. He was 'devastated' by his actions. Judge Paul Thomas QC told him that people like Roberts 'fuel this evil trade', causing lifelong effects on abused children worldwide. South Wales Police led the raid that exposed the collection.

The presence of family during the search added to the personal devastation, underscoring the hidden nature of such addictions within communities.

Location

City: Swansea Marina

County: Swansea

Address: Trawler Road

Case Details

Police Force: South Wales Police

Sentence Length: 1 year 4 months (Suspended)

Name heritage (predicted origin)

Country: United Kingdom

Confidence: 95%

Special Thanks

A huge thank you to South Wales Police for their tireless dedication in bringing this offender to justice. Your commitment and hard work truly help keep our communities safe, and we are deeply grateful.

Source: walesonline.co.uk

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