Two Men Avoid Jail for Child Abuse Images

0:00It's April 27. This is Edinburgh News today, local news powered by AI. Two men from the Lothian area dodged prison time after admitting they had indecent images of children on their devices. James McGwiggan, a 39-year-old from Preston Pans in East Lothian, got caught with 42 pictures showing abuse of kids aged 7-2, 15. Police raided his place back in June last year and found the worst kind on his phone. Meanwhile, Ian Butterworth, 53, and from Bonnierick and Midlothian, faced a bigger haul from a raid in September 2020. His phone held over 1,200 images and 8 videos of girls aged 4-16 in serious abuse acts, though his lawyer noted most images. Were fake ones without real kids. Both cases hit Edinburgh Sheriff Court, where the judge stressed these crimes, fuel a market hurting real victims even if someone claims they stumbled. On the stuff. McGwiggan's defense pushed for no jail time, citing his remorse and a social work report's

1:00advice. Sheriff Graeme Watson agreed the offense has crossed into jail territory, but went with community options instead. McGwiggan got two years of supervision, 150 hours of unpaid work, and two years on the sex offenders register, plus limits on his. Internet use. Butterworth landed two years supervision, 250 hours unpaid work. The same register time, no contact with anyone under 18, and strict web rules. The sheriff warned him flat out, breached this, and jails waiting. These sentences aim to rehab while keeping watch.