Locations
Blaengwynfi, Afan Valley, Neath Port Talbot
Description
A man from Neath Port Talbot has been jailed after he pleaded guilty to making and distributing indecent images of children.
Following an investigation by the South Wales Police Online Investigation Team (POLIT), 23-year-old Dean Hanford, from Blaengwynfi, made a rare admission via his barrister in court of being sexually attracted to children.
Evidence found during a warrant at Hanford’s address in 2023 showed that he had been receiving payments from others online in exchange for child pornography videos.
He has been sentenced to a total of 28 months in prison.
He will be a registered sex offender for the next ten years, and will also be subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for ten years.