Child porn man who searched for Angelina Jolie nude pics walks free

May 6th, 2008 admin Posted in News |

A MAN who downloaded child pornography while searching for nude pictures of actress Angelina Jolie has received a suspended sentence.

John Martin Cheney today ran from the District Court, using an umbrella to hide his face, after being released on a two-year, $100 good behaviour bond.

He was spared the maximum 12-year jail term because he had “rehabilitated” himself and suffered “punishment” through publicity and community scorn.

Cheney, however, had to face one more ordeal as he left the court room – police were waiting to serve notice he had been listed on the state’s sex offender register.

The 42-year-old, of Plympton, had pleaded guilty to both possession and aggravated possession of 179 images in June 2006.

The court had heard Cheney was “depressed, had been drinking too much, had an operation on his genitals and he had too much time on his hands” when he committed the offences.

He claimed he had been looking for nude pictures of Jolie and been lured to deviant websites by pop-up advertising.

In sentencing, Judge Marie Shaw said regular computer maintenance led to Cheney’s arrest.

“You took your hard disc drive to a technician for some work,” she said.

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