Sheffield Crown Court: Paedophile back behind bars after he was caught with indecent images of children again

A pervert who was previously jailed for making and distributing indecent images of children is back behind bars after he was caught with more indecent images of youngsters.
By Jon Cooper
Published 16th Dec 2022, 00:06 GMT
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Sheffield Crown Court heard on December 14 how previously convicted Steven Bellamy’s former home in Rotherham was raided by police who seized two phones and discovered he had accessed extreme pornographic images including indecent images of children.

Prosecuting barrister Zaiban Alam said further checks revealed Bellamy had used a ‘Tor Browser’ to help hide his digital activity and there was evidence on Google Drive that he had shared a document and had discussed exchanging pornographic images of children.

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Judge Rachael Harrison told Bellamy: “You are 32-years of age. You pleaded guilty to possession of category A, possession of category B, and possession of category C images as well as possession of a prohibited image of a child, and installing a Tor Browser on your computer in breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.”

Pictured is Steven Bellamy, aged 32, of Orchard Close, at Hilton, Derby, who was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court to two years and two months of custody after he pleaded guilty to: breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order by using a Tor Browser to hide internet activity; to three counts of making indecent images of children relating to categories A, B and C; and to one count of possessing a prohibited image of a child after police raided a property in Rotherham.Pictured is Steven Bellamy, aged 32, of Orchard Close, at Hilton, Derby, who was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court to two years and two months of custody after he pleaded guilty to: breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order by using a Tor Browser to hide internet activity; to three counts of making indecent images of children relating to categories A, B and C; and to one count of possessing a prohibited image of a child after police raided a property in Rotherham.
Pictured is Steven Bellamy, aged 32, of Orchard Close, at Hilton, Derby, who was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court to two years and two months of custody after he pleaded guilty to: breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order by using a Tor Browser to hide internet activity; to three counts of making indecent images of children relating to categories A, B and C; and to one count of possessing a prohibited image of a child after police raided a property in Rotherham.

Ms Alam explained Bellamy had previously been convicted at Derby Crown Court of making and distributing indecent images of children and he had received a 28-month custodial term and a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order preventing him from using any internet device that would hide his digital activity.

Bellamy, now of Orchard Close, at Hilton, Derby, admitted breaching the SHPO by using a Tor Browser, and he admitted making 16 category A, 16 category B, and 23 category C indecent images of children – with A being the most serious – as well as making 14 prohibited images.

Defence barrister Stuart Bell said: “He is desperate not to go back to prison and he has been having treatment for depression and anxiety.”

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He added that qualified electrician Bellamy, who lost a Tesco customer service job because of his offending, is being supported by his partner and he is having counselling to address his issues.

Mr Bell also said: “He lost that job and there was a public shame and there were attacks on his home address.”

Judge Harrison who sentenced Bellamy to two years and two months of custody stressed the installation of a Tor Browser was a serious breach and that Bellamy’s offending had contributed to children being abused by supporting a market that produces such indecent images.