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A man from Calderdale has been jailed after officers found over 55,000 indecent images on his computer.
At Bradford Crown Court today, Michael Duck, aged 47, of Harewood Avenue, Halifax was sentenced to 21 months in prison following an investigation by Calderdale District’s Online Child Abuse Investigation Team (OCAIT).
The investigation began in June 2022, when phones and computers were seized from his address. An analysis of the devices uncovered over 55,000 indecent images of children.
Despite providing a ‘no comment’ response during interview, and throughout the investigation, he was later charged with three counts of making indecent images of children (category A, B and C), one count of possession of extreme pornography and one count of prohibited images.
Following a five-day trial a Bradford Crown Court in January, he was found guilty of all charges.
He was also given a 10-year sexual harm prevention order and was ordered to sign the sex offenders register for a minimum of 10 years.
