Convicted paedo also had pics of sex with dead animals

A convicted paedophile had indecent images of children and animal necrophilia, a court heard. Benedict Everett, from Lamorna in west Cornwall, is currently serving a seven-year jail sentence at HMP Ashfield for sexually assaulting a minor in the Penzance area more than two decades ago.

During his original sentencing hearing at Truro Crown Court in August it was heard how the 49-year-old former music teacher took advantage of the girl. The court was told it was many years later that his victim was strong enough to come forward. As a result, Everett was arrested in 2021 and made a full admission of his crimes to the police.

In autumn 2022, other charges were brought against Everett after a police investigation led to the examination of his electronic devices. It was then discovered that he was in possession of more than 900 indecent images of children, including at least 280 category A images, which are of the most severe, 147 category B and 254 category C images, with the rest not having been categorised.

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Among the material found on his devices were 103 extreme pornographic images including sexual acts with animals, some dead and some alive.

Everett pleaded guilty at the magistrates' court in October to one count of possession of extreme pornography, three counts of making indecent images of children and one more charge of being in possession of 54 prohibited images of a child. He's now been banned from accessing the internet "until further notice" and has had one more year added to his prison sentence.

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At a sentencing hearing at Truro Crown Court today (Thursday November 7), His Honour Judge Simon Carr said it would have been preferable for the case for which Everett was sent to prison and this one to have been brought before the courts at the same time.

In mitigation, Everett's barrister said he had pleaded guilty at the first opportunity and had not tried to "wriggle away from his responsibility and was prepared to face the music".

Judge Carr said the latest offences were very serious involving extreme pornography and the possession of indecent images of children involving all categories and children of a very young age.

He said Everett had accessed Kick an app favoured by young people. For the indecent images of children charges, Everett received an additional year in prison on top of his current prison term, as well as sexual harm prevention order for life and a ban on accessing the internet until a further court order says otherwise. He remains on the sex offenders register for life.

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