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The former partner of Shannon Matthews' mother has been found guilty of downloading child pornography. | The former partner of Shannon Matthews' mother has been found guilty of downloading child pornography. |
Craig Meehan had denied downloading indecent images on a computer at the home he shared with Karen Matthews in Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire. | Craig Meehan had denied downloading indecent images on a computer at the home he shared with Karen Matthews in Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire. |
The 22-year-old was convicted of 11 counts relating to the possession of 49 images at Dewsbury Magistrates' Court. | The 22-year-old was convicted of 11 counts relating to the possession of 49 images at Dewsbury Magistrates' Court. |
Meehan's computer was seized by police searching for nine-year-old Shannon earlier this year. | Meehan's computer was seized by police searching for nine-year-old Shannon earlier this year. |
District judge Jonathan Bennett had been told Meehan claimed he did not download the pictures on the second-hand computer. | District judge Jonathan Bennett had been told Meehan claimed he did not download the pictures on the second-hand computer. |
He said there were times when the house was busy with people coming and going. | He said there were times when the house was busy with people coming and going. |
'Lolita' search | |
But the prosecution showed the supermarket fishmonger was never at work when the material was downloaded. | But the prosecution showed the supermarket fishmonger was never at work when the material was downloaded. |
Indecent images of youngsters aged between four and 16 were found on one of two computers at the house on Moorside Road where he lived with Karen Matthews, 32, for about five years. | |
The images were graded at levels one to four, on a scale where one is the least serious and five the most. | |
Police experts said the computer contained 653 references to "Lolita" - a term commonly used by people interested in searching for child pornography. | |
Meehan was subsequently charged with child pornography offences in April. | |
He had denied all the charges and told the court he had never searched for, or viewed, child pornography. | |
Meehan was cleared of one count of having an image on a mobile phone. | Meehan was cleared of one count of having an image on a mobile phone. |
He is expected to be sentenced later. |