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| Alresford woman Amy Hickson admits animal porn charges | Alresford woman Amy Hickson admits animal porn charges |
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| A woman has admitted downloading and possessing more than 600 images of child pornography as well as images of animal pornography involving a dog. | |
| Amy Hickson, 20 and from Alresford, Hampshire, changed her plea on the first day of her trial at Winchester Crown Court. | Amy Hickson, 20 and from Alresford, Hampshire, changed her plea on the first day of her trial at Winchester Crown Court. |
| She admitted 13 counts of making and possessing child pornography and extreme animal pornography. | She admitted 13 counts of making and possessing child pornography and extreme animal pornography. |
| Some of the images of children were of the most serious "Category A" type. | Some of the images of children were of the most serious "Category A" type. |
| Hickson, of Greys Farm Close, New Cheriton, was 17 when the offences were committed, the court heard. | |
| She pleaded guilty to eight counts of making indecent photos of a child, in Categories A, B and C, one charge of making an indecent movie of a child and two counts of possessing prohibited images of children. | |
| Hickson also admitted two charges of possessing 16 "extreme, disgusting or obscene" pornographic images involving dogs. | |
| Judge Susan Evans warned her she could be sent to prison when she is sentenced on 6 March. | |
| A pre-sentence report will be prepared on Hickson, who was released on conditional bail. |