A registered sex offender from Swindon has been sentenced to two years in prison for making indecent images of children.
Christopher Stagg, 51, of Applewood Court, Westlea, was sentenced at Swindon Crown Court on Friday, 6 November, after pleading guilty to multiple offences.
He was convicted of making:
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139 Category A indecent photographs of a child (inaccessible),
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341 Category B indecent images of a child (inaccessible), and
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2,685 Category C indecent images (inaccessible),
between 6 June 2025 and 26 July 2025.
Stagg was also found to have breached his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) three times.
Hidden devices discovered
Investigating officer Beccy Scott, from the Child Internet Exploitation Team, said:
“Despite being subject to a court order and the sex offenders register, Stagg has deceptively and purposefully continued to re-offend by using undisclosed devices hidden within his property, despite being monitored through our Management of Violent Sexual Offenders department.
Through his actions, he has contributed to the ongoing exploitation of children. Officers were forced to enter his home and discovered devices concealed in his kitchen extractor fan and metal bed frame. This is the third time that Stagg has been convicted of making child sexual abuse images.
Every single child in the thousands of images he possessed is a victim of sexual exploitation.
I welcome today’s custodial sentence. Safeguarding vulnerable children and bringing child sex offenders to justice remains the Child Internet Exploitation Team’s top priority.”
Report child abuse
If you suspect someone of child sexual abuse, please report it:
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Call 999 in an emergency
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Report online: www.wiltshire.police.uk
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Or contact Crimestoppers anonymously
For information on reporting child abuse and accessing support, visit:
Advice about child abuse | Wiltshire Police
