Paedophile spared jail after downloading 1,000 sick images – including babies being raped

Paedophile spared jail after downloading 1,000 sick images – including babies being rapedThe most sickening images were hidden in plain sight for years - with even the offender admitting her "disgust" at herself. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source By Chris Riches 14:14, Thu, Jun 4, 2026 Updated: 14:21, Thu, Jun 4, 2026 Lucy Dean who used her mobile phone to store pictures of babies being raped (Image: Cavendish Press (Manchester) Ltd)A woman who used her mobile phone to store pictures of babies being raped has been spared jail after she admitted feeling ''pure disgust'' over her warped behaviour. Lucy Dean, 27, trawled the dark web with an encrypted app to download more than 1,000 images of child sex abuse over a two year period until Cheshire Police tracked her down in June 2025. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) Chester Crown Court heard among her mobile phone's vile haul she had 306 Cat-A images showing distressed babies being sexually assaulted and she admitted making indecent images. But she avoided jail after telling a judge: "The person arrested last year does not feel at all like the person I am now. I feel remorse, guilt and shame and pure disgust at myself and I am truly sorry for everyone affected by what I have done. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of...