Perth man jailed for sharing child pornography

A Perth man who admitted distributing images and videos of children in sexualised poses and activities, including at least one picture depicting sadism, has been jailed for 16 months.

Gregory Thomas Crocker, 56, pleaded guilty to five counts of distributing child exploitation material between October and December 2016 and one count of possessing child exploitation material in July.

He was sentenced in the WA District Court on Tuesday and must serve at least eight months behind bars before he can be considered for parole.