Former Tory campaign manager spared jail over indecent images of children
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former Conservative Party campaign manager has been spared jail for possessing indecent images of children. 'Horrifying' number of men view child sex abuse images online, police say Lerigo was given a two-year prison term, suspended for two years, and made the subject of a 40-day rehabilitation activity requirement. But in July, he admitted one count of distributing indecent images of children, three counts of making indecent images, one count of possessing extreme pornography involving animals, one count of possessing prohibited images of children and one count of publishing an obscene article. Graham Ellis, NCA operations manager, said: “Offenders who view indecent images are fuelling more and more sexual abuse of children.