A man with a sexual interest in children acted as a DJ at a kids' disco while on police bail, a court has heard. Former bus driver Dyfed Jones was being investigated by detectives for possession of indecent images and photos of bestiality when he breached his bail conditions and had contact with youngsters at the party.
Sending the 35-year-old defendant to prison, a judge told him that showing an interest in child sexual abuse material creates demand for more images to be produced in order to "satisfy the unhealthy, lustful, and degenerate demands of people like you".
Investigation and Arrest
Samuel Jenkins, prosecuting, told Swansea Crown Court that the indecent images came to light in October last year after a complaint was made to police that Jones had shared intimate photos of a woman he had met through the Snapchat app with other people. The defendant was arrested, his phone was seized, and he was released under investigation.
The court heard that following the examination of his phone the defendant was arrested again in May this year, and further devices were seized from his home address. Jones was released on conditional bail, including conditions restricting his contact with children.
Discovery of Images
The prosecutor said a full examination of the defendant's devices uncovered more than 750 indecent images including 225 in category A showing the most serious kinds of sexual abuse. The court heard that among the category A images on Jones' phone were ones showing children as young as two or three years being raped.
The examination also showed the defendant had been searching for child abuse material, had been obtaining images via the encrypted app Telegram, and had paid an unknown contact $35 for a folder containing 316 files.
The prosecutor said while Jones was on bail detectives discovered that he had breached his bail conditions by being a DJ at children's disco.
Guilty Pleas and Sentencing
Dyfed Jones, of Bridge Street, Llanon, Ceredigion, had previously pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of indecent images in categories A, B and C, possession of extreme pornography depicting bestiality, possession of prohibited images of children, and sharing an intimate photo without consent when he returned to the dock for sentencing.
He had two previous convictions for 19 offences. In 2011 he was given a community order for possession of indecent images and causing a female under 16 to engage in sexual activity. His last conviction was in 2020 for sending malicious communications.
Emily Bennett, for Jones, said her client recognised he has "problematic sexualised behaviour" which needs to be addressed. She said the defendant had previously worked as a bus driver but was now training as a lorry driver - a driving role which may be "more appropriate" in the circumstances - and said he enjoys strong family support.
The barrister added that Jones had found the three months he had spent on remand in prison "nothing short of a serious and uncomfortable shock", but said he had spent his time in prison constructively helping to teach fellow inmates the Welsh language.
Judge's Remarks
Judge Huw Rees said he had read the 19-page pre-sentence report on Jones, and said it was clear that the author of the report believes he has "returned to his own way".
The judge told the defendant that showing an interest in child sexual abuse material creates demand for more images to be produced in order "to satisfy the unhealthy, lustful, and degenerate demands of people like you".
He said the children in the images were real children being sexually abused somewhere in the world in order to feed the "filthy interests" of people like Jones, and said the sharing and distribution of those images on the web further extends the trauma.
With one-third discounts for his guilty pleas Jones was sentenced to 16 months in prison comprising 12 months for the possession charges, and four months for the disclosing intimate photos charge with the sentences to run consecutively one with the other.
The defendant was also made subject to a 10-year sexual harm prevention order and will be a registered sex offender for the same length of time.
