Anglesey man with tortoise pornography gets suspended sentence

The court heard Owen was arrested in October 2022 at his home, after an investigation into a paedophile called Craig Lewis.Richard Edwards, prosecuting, said Lewis was involved in abusing children and taking images of them to distribute to others.Metropolitan Police found evidence of online conversations between Lewis and Owen and discovered the single image of a young girl, aged between eight and 10, being sexually abused.They then uncovered the video images of the extreme pornography, which showed sexual acts with a horse, a dog and a tortoise.Mr Edwards said Owen claimed not to know the animal images were illegal.The court was told Owen’s internet searches also suggested a sexual interest in children.Owen pleaded guilty to both offences at a magistrates’ court hearing in September.Sion ap Mihangel, defending Owen, said his client had shown genuine remorse and “felt an overwhelming sense of shame”.The court was told alcohol played a significant role in Owen’s offending and he…