Two Men Avoid Jail for Child Abuse Images

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Two men from Lothian, Scotland, received community supervision instead of prison for possessing indecent images of children.

Two men from Lothian, Scotland, avoided prison after admitting to possessing indecent images of children. James McGuigan, 39, from Prestonpans, had 42 images, while Ian Butterworth, 53, from Bonnyrigg, had over 1200 images and 8 videos. Despite Butterworths claim of most images being fake, both men were sentenced to community supervision, unpaid work, and registration on the sex offenders register, with internet restrictions. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/dcb09f0a5cef1d87

Topics covered

• child abuse
• legal consequences
• community supervision
• indecent images
• Scotland

Keywords

• child abuse images
• Lothian
• James McGuigan
• Ian Butterworth
• community service

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Mentioned in this episode

Places: Lothian, Prestonpans, Bonnyrigg

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