Daniel Burton Teal, 32 of Low Wath Road in Pateley Bridge, Harrogate was handed a community order and a five year sexual prevention order for downloading indecent images of children.
Teal, downloaded images covering all catergories of indecency including cat A – those that show the rape and torture of children.
He was ordered to carry out 200 hours of uunpaid work and to complete a 30 day rehabilitation activity
He was also placed on the sex offenders register for five years.