A deviant, Lewis Cheung Toxteth Paedophile, was “trembling” in the courtroom after the disclosure of his clandestine WhatsApp communications. Lewis Cheung disseminated his abhorrent collection of illicit photographs of minors to a fellow user of the messaging application, whom he referred to as his “amazing friend”.
Lewis Cheung also admitted to “enjoying bestiality pornography” throughout a series of disgusting conversations. This occurred following his descent to “rock bottom” due to the collapse of his relationship and his escalating cocaine consumption.
Yesterday, Monday, Liverpool Crown Court was informed that Cheung attracted the notice of Merseyside Police during an investigation concerning his unidentified associate. The 41-year-old resident, Lewis Cheung, of Belvidere Road in Toxteth allegedly utilised the alias “Lennox Fab” while transmitting multiple obscene photographs of children to the male recipient.
Daniel Bramhall, for the prosecution, detailed that the two individuals had “discussed the prospect of convening for sexual purposes.” Lewis Cheung, in their correspondence, expressed his profound admiration for beast pornography, stating, “I absolutely love beast porn,” and concluded with, “Thank you for sharing with me, my remarkable friend.” I sincerely appreciate your assistance.
Officers confiscated a Samsung Galaxy S8 during the execution of a search warrant at his residence, uncovering 852 indecent images and eight films of children as young as four on the device. Among these, 268 were classified as category A, indicating the most severe instances of abuse.
Lewis Cheung was discovered to have downloaded two computer-generated banned photos and 149 extreme pornographic photographs. During the conversation, he acknowledged his “addiction to pornography and drugs” and expressed a need for “assistance”.
He possesses one prior conviction from the previous year, associated with an offensive weapon found during the same search of his residence. Charles Lander, in defence, said the court: “He is aware that these are grave offences.” He is embarrassed, contrite, and burdened with guilt. He understands that individuals who peruse such situations in the local media anticipate that perpetrators will receive substantial prison sentences.
“The defendant is clearly at rock bottom. He is clearly shaking. Things effectively snowballed, initially due to drug use and later the end of his relationship. His young nephew sadly developed a serious illness and passed away. Against that background, his cocaine use spiralled. He turned to the internet.
“His father is in hospital suffering from cancer. He knows nothing of these offences. He is concerned, particularly for his father and his mother who has her own illnesses. The defendant is looking after her and tending to her needs.”
Lewis Cheung pleaded guilty to distributing indecent images of children, three counts of making indecent images, possession of prohibited images of children and possession of extreme pornographic images. He appeared to be shaking once more in the dock as he was jailed for 30 months.
Sentencing, Judge David Swinnerton said: “This is not a one-off. Sexualised images of children and the possession of them are treated seriously, and the distribution of them even more seriously.
“While some people seem to think that it is just looking at a picture, what I want you to remember is that every single one represents a real child being sexually abused or raped somewhere in the world. You are getting your sexual kicks from looking at the abuse of real children. The fact that there is a market from people like you perpetuates abuse. You are perpetuating that market, and you are part of it.
“I accept that you are struggling with your mental health. I accept that you have reached rock bottom. I suppose many people with paedophilic tendencies who have been caught and are sitting in the dock of a court are at rock bottom.”
Lewis Cheung was also handed a lifelong sexual harm prevention order. He will be required to sign the sex offenders’ register indefinitely.
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