Jason Bartlett

A man from Sawtry has been sentenced for possessing and making indecent images of children. Jason Bartlett, residing on Moyne Road in Sawtry, appeared at Peterborough Magistrates' Court on Bridge Street for his sentencing hearing on Monday, November 17, 2024.

Bartlett had previously attended his first hearing at the same court on October 17, 2024, where he pleaded guilty to three charges related to making a total of 37 indecent photographs of children. These images were categorised across A, B, and C, with category A being the most serious. Specifically, it is alleged that Bartlett made 18 category A images, 15 category B images, and 4 category C images of children.

The offences are reported to have occurred in Huntingdon on or before December 11, 2023. The case was handled at Peterborough Magistrates' Court, which has jurisdiction over such matters in the Cambridgeshire area. Details of the case were reported by local news outlet Hunts Post, highlighting the severity of child exploitation offences in the region.

While specific details of the sentencing outcome, including the length of any custodial term or other penalties, were not detailed in the initial reports, the guilty plea underscores Bartlett's admission to the charges. Cambridgeshire Constabulary, the prosecuting police force, investigated the matter following the discovery of the images.