February 2021

Pervert who worked with children found in Sheffield with indecent images

A pervert who worked with children was found with indecent images of youngsters on his laptop after a police raid.

Sheffield Crown Court heard on February 4 how Thomas Meucci, aged 34, was caught with the indecent images by police who visited his former home on Ashgate Road, near Broomhill, Sheffield.

Ian Goldsack, prosecuting, said police attended Meucci’s former home on January 7, 2019, and he admitted he had been downloadng indecent images.

Meucci pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images including 20 category A images, seven category B and 23 category C, with category A being the most serious.

Mr Goldsack added the images had been viewed and deleted and they had involved youngsters aged between 4 and 14-years-old with the majority aged between eight and 10-years-old.

Meucci, of Laurie Crescent, Henleaze, Bristol was sentenced to a two-year community order with a sex-offender programme and a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement.

Meucci was placed on the Sex Offenders Register and was made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for five years.

Judge Sarah Wright told Meucci: “You should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself. These were appalling images. The serious nature of this type of offending is that you are a danger to children and the consumer of this material – that is you – causes others to commit very serious offences against children in order to produce that material.

“It’s troubling that you were working with young children when you were searching for these images.”