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| Meehan is jailed over child porn | |
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| The former partner of Shannon Matthews' mother has been jailed for downloading images of child sex abuse. | |
| Craig Meehan had denied downloading the images on a computer at the home he shared with Karen Matthews in Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire. | |
| The 22-year-old was convicted at Dewsbury Magistrates' Court of 11 counts relating to the possession of 49 images. | |
| Judge Jonathan Bennett jailed the former fishmonger for 20 weeks. | |
| 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. |
| I am driven to the inevitable conclusion that the defendant lied in interview to the police Judge Jonathan Bennett | I am driven to the inevitable conclusion that the defendant lied in interview to the police Judge Jonathan Bennett |
| District judge Jonathan Bennett had earlier branded Meehan a liar whom he said had been untruthful in police interviews and "continued to lie to me". | |
| Judge Bennett said it was clear Meehan did have an interest in child pornography and that his lies had tarnished his "credibility considerably". | Judge Bennett said it was clear Meehan did have an interest in child pornography and that his lies had tarnished his "credibility considerably". |
| He said: "I am driven to the inevitable conclusion that the defendant lied in interview to the police and continued this in the account given to me." | He said: "I am driven to the inevitable conclusion that the defendant lied in interview to the police and continued this in the account given to me." |
| Meehan had claimed in court that he did not download the pictures on the second-hand computer. | Meehan had claimed in court that 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 | 'Lolita' search |
| But the prosecution showed that Meehan was never at work when the material was downloaded. | But the prosecution showed that Meehan 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. | 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. | 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. | Police experts said the computer contained 653 references to "Lolita" - a term commonly used by people interested in searching for child pornography. |
| Meehan, was cleared of one count of having an image on a mobile phone. |