Sick paedophile, 24, found with 7,000 horror images on his computer avoids jail time after claiming he had 'an addiction to child porn'

  • A paedophile with over 7000 child porn images on his laptop has avoided jail
  • A majority of the sickening images included sexual activity between children  
  • Images under the category of sadism or bestiality and virtual porn were found
  • The man, 24, admitted to having sexualised conversations with children online 

By Paula Ahillon For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 19:26 EST, 19 November 2018 | Updated: 19:35 EST, 19 November 2018

A paedophile with over 7000 horror images on his computer has avoided jail time after claiming he had an addiction to child pornography. 

Mitchell Rowland Cornell, 24, had his laptop seized by police after they raided his home in Buderim, Queensland, in August 2017.

Officers found four videos and thousands of images of child abuse.   

The files found in Cornell's computer contained sickening phrases such as 'lick me please' and 'rape me'.

Mitchelle Rowland Cornell had over 7000 child porn images seized on his laptop  (stock image)

Mitchelle Rowland Cornell had over 7000 child porn images seized on his laptop  (stock image)

The images included infants with semen on them and young teenagers being penetrated, reports Sunshine Coast Daily. 

Cornell, who said he was attracted to children, confessed he would masturbate when looking at the images.

He admitted to having sexualised conversations with children online but stopped because 'it was too much effort'. 

He had a folder titled his 'favourite' images but they were deleted when police began investigating his case. 

Cornell pleaded guilty in Maroochydore District Court to distributing, soliciting and possessing child exploitation material between January 2013 and August 2017.  

A majority of the child pornography images depicted sexual activity between children or solo masturbation by a child, referred to as category two.

Other images fell under the category of penetrative sexual activity between adults and children (category four), sadism or bestiality (category five) and animated or virtual porn (category six). 

Cornell, who was diagnosed with autism according to his defence barrister, has walked free from court 

Cornell, who was diagnosed with autism according to his defence barrister, has walked free from court 

Defence barrister Simon Lewis wrote a report to the court statingCornell's sexual attraction towards children began when he was 14 but there was 'no evidence he poses a risk to children'.

Mr Lewis said Cornell was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and paedophilic disorder by a psychologist.

The barrister added Cornell's autism meant his understanding of right and wrong was 'severely disrupted'. 

Judge Gary Long sentenced Cornell to 18 months in jail, suspended immediately for an operational period of three years.   

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Sick paedophile, 24, found with 7,000 images of child porn on his computer avoids jail time

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