Judge Hillen sentenced Machado-Pinto to 12 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months.
He was also ordered to attend a sexual offending group programme for 100 days, complete 120 hours of unpaid community work and attend rehabilitation for a minimum of 60 days.
On sentencing him Judge Hillen said, “for your own sexual gratification you would look at pornography which led you to access moving images of pre-pubescent children, some as young as 2.”
He continued, “This is not a victimless crime. Somewhere in the world a child has been harmed, abused and subject to physical and sexual violence and you are the person who has put them in that position.”
Police arrived at Mr Machado-Pinto’s home with a warrant at 6.20am on 6 January. The court heard that the defendant called one of the officers aside and pointed to his computer saying, “everything you are looking for is on there”.
Police found 11,738 images, including 1,082 counts of ‘category A’ material and 87 ‘moving images’. The high volume of images, the judge said, was the biggest factor in sentencing.
However the defence pointed out that the defendant had admitted his guilt at the first available opportunity and acknowledged that he had a problem for which he had already begun receiving help.
The purchase of self-help books and his attendance at the Lucy Faithfull foundation, a charity dedicated to preventing child abuse, were all taken as evidence of his determination to change his behaviour.
The judge said that all of the above stood ‘to his credit’. He showed empathy towards his victims and remorse for his crimes and therefore an otherwise immediate sentence was instead suspended.
The court heard that Mr Machado-Pinto had found himself in a download spiral and he was relieved when police turned up at his door.
Judge Hillen ordered that Machado Pinto return to court in 6 months time for a review of his progress.
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Judge Hillen sentenced Machado-Pinto to 12 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months.
He was also ordered to attend a sexual offending group programme for 100 days, complete 120 hours of unpaid community work and attend rehabilitation for a minimum of 60 days.
On sentencing him Judge Hillen said, “for your own sexual gratification you would look at pornography which led you to access moving images of pre-pubescent children, some as young as 2.”
He continued, “This is not a victimless crime. Somewhere in the world a child has been harmed, abused and subject to physical and sexual violence and you are the person who has put them in that position.”
Police arrived at Mr Machado-Pinto’s home with a warrant at 6.20am on 6 January. The court heard that the defendant called one of the officers aside and pointed to his computer saying, “everything you are looking for is on there”.
Police found 11,738 images, including 1,082 counts of ‘category A’ material and 87 ‘moving images’. The high volume of images, the judge said, was the biggest factor in sentencing.
However the defence pointed out that the defendant had admitted his guilt at the first available opportunity and acknowledged that he had a problem for which he had already begun receiving help.
The purchase of self-help books and his attendance at the Lucy Faithfull foundation, a charity dedicated to preventing child abuse, were all taken as evidence of his determination to change his behaviour.
The judge said that all of the above stood ‘to his credit’. He showed empathy towards his victims and remorse for his crimes and therefore an otherwise immediate sentence was instead suspended.
The court heard that Mr Machado-Pinto had found himself in a download spiral and he was relieved when police turned up at his door.
Judge Hillen ordered that Machado Pinto return to court in 6 months time for a review of his progress.
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