Jason Ullett 55

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A Southampton man has been jailed for repeatedly downloading indecent images of children and breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).

Jason Ullett, 55, and of Rownhams Road, was investigated by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Internet Child Abuse Investigation Team (ICAT).

Over the course of the investigation, officers unearthed more than 6,600 pictures and videos of children being abused. 976 of these were category A – the most severe category.

In addition to this, Ullett was also found in possession of extreme imagery showing animal porn, and people and animals being tortured.

Ullett was arrested three times between August 2024 and January 2025, with police seizing 40 digital devices containing the indecent images.

Police began investigating Ullett on 22 March 2024, before conducting a warrant at his address on 18 August that year. A number of devices were seized that police were not aware he had. He was required, under the conditions of a SHPO previously imposed by the courts, to make police aware of any new devices.

Some of the devices were locked or password protected – a further breach of his SHPO.

In January this year police were notified that Ullett was driving whilst uninsured. Police seized Ullett’s vehicle, but he refused to hand over the car key, telling officers he was going to make their lives ‘as difficult as possible’.

Access was gained to the vehicle nonetheless and a laptop was found inside and seized by officers.

The same month, Ullett purchased another vehicle but didn’t tax it. When he was stopped behind the wheel, officers found a further laptop and mobile phone which were not declared to police. These were subsequently seized, along with the car.

Following a thorough investigation into all of Ullett’s devices, he was charged with three counts of possessing indecent images of children, possessing extreme images, and four counts of breaching his SHPO.

He denied all of the offences, and the case went to trial at Southampton Crown Court on 29 July this year where he was convicted on all counts.

Appearing at the same court today (Wednesday 10 September), he was jailed for four and a half years.

DC Darren Hemingway-Guy, from ICAT, said:

“Investigations into online child sex offences can be incredibly lengthy and complex, as well as some of the most harrowing that police can investigate.

“Ullett deliberately tried to make police efforts more difficult by refusing to provide information or physical items to officers, and even himself said he would make our lives difficult.

“This did not dissuade ICAT officers of course, who relentlessly made efforts to visit his address, conduct warrants, seize his vehicles and take all of his digital devices, before conducting the painstaking task of downloading, reviewing and grading all of the material contained on those devices.

“Despite the overwhelming evidence against him, Ullett still denied having broken the law. The jury were fortunately able to see through his denials, and he has now been convicted and brought to justice.”