NSPCC responds to sentencing of Blackpool pervert jailed for viewing child abuse images in hospital

Julie Marshall, 54, of Warbreck Drive, Blackpool - also known as John Robert Marshall - has been jailed for nine months and ordered to sign the Sex Offender's Register for 10 years, after she was caught using a hospital's public wifi network to download indecent images while recovering from a heart attack.

The pervert was found with a stash of more than 81,000 images of child abuse, and admitted downloading indecent images of children as young as four.

At Marshall's sentencing yesterday (July 14), Preston Crown Court heard the defendant, had 677 images deemed as category A - the most serious in law - with 465 at category B and 79,958 at Category C.

Today, the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) welcomed the sentencing, but it has called on the Government and tech giants to do more to tackle the 'repulsive trade' in child abuse images.

A spokesperson for the NSPCC said: “Every one of the 81,000 images in Marshall’s appalling collection represents a child who has suffered abuse which could affect them for the rest of their lives.

"By seeking out these appalling images, Marshall has helped fuel this repulsive trade and contributed to the abuse of children for over more than a decade.

"The NSPCC is calling on the Government and tech giants to prevent this disgusting trade and ensure no child has to endure this kind of abuse for the gratification of paedophiles like Marshall."

You can read more about how Marshall was caught by police and what was said during her sentencing in our report below.

*Children can contact Childline on 0800 1111, and adults with concerns about children can contact the NSPCC Helpline on 0808 800 5000.