Cambridgeshire paedophile shared child images on Instagram

Kieran Jackson, 27, of Main Street, Ely, uploaded was first brought to the attention of police after he shared images to an Instagram account in October 2024.

Officers from the Online Child Abuse Safeguarding Team were able to trace the IP address of the profile.

This led them to the home address of Jackson whose date of birth and email address were a match to those on the Instagram account.

When officers executed a warrant at his address in 2025, two of Jackson’s devices were seized.

They were found to contain more than 4,000 indecent images of children, with 985 of those images deemed to be category A (the most severe).

At Huntingdon Law Courts on Thursday (13 August), Jackson, was jailed for one year and two months.

He admitted three counts of making indecent photographs of a child.

Jackson was also given a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).

This bans him from using any computer or device capable of accessing the internet unless he notifies police, and it retains all user search history.

Any devices must also be immediately available on request for inspection by a police officer.

PC Tristan Vert said: "Jackson was found to be in possession of almost 1,000 category A, or the most serious, files containing indecent images of children, as well as over 1,000 category B images.

"Not only that, but he was actively sharing the images on social media for other people to view, so I am pleased he’s now behind bars for his crimes.

"We will continue to put before the courts anyone found making or distributing sexual images of children.

"Protecting young people from harm is one of our top priorities and we will continue to work tirelessly to keep children safe."

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