A teacher who previously lived in Burgess Hill has been jailed for two years and eight months after admitting to possessing and distributing over 2,000 indecent images of children. Anthony Jonathan Solloway, 49, of no fixed address, admitted his offences at an earlier hearing, before he was sentenced at Hove Crown Court on Friday (February, 14). Solloway's conviction followed a three-year investigation by the Sussex Police Paedophile Online Investigation Team (POLIT). Officers said some of the images were found on a USB stick which Solloway intentionally dropped when he being arrested by police who were waiting for him at Gatwick when he returned in September from the Middle East, where he had been living. The other indecent images of children were found across other devices that he travelled to the UK with that were subject to forensic examination. POLIT Investigatior Lauren Harthill said: "During the investigation it became evident that Solloway had been viewing, gathering and distributing indecent images of children for a number of years both in the UK and while being in parts of South East Asia. "The overall amount of indecent images of children located on his devices were high and his level of sexual interest in children became apparent by the search history on his devices that included internet searches of renowned international child prostitution sites." Solloway was also given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) severely restricting his access to children and communications devices indefinitely. He will also be a registered sex offender for life. More Radio is continuously dedicated to providing a quality news service on-air and online, reporting local stories that matter across Sussex. If you enjoyed reading this story, then check out our home page at moreradio.online where you can find the latest from the county, along with features and competitions from our presenters, as well as listening to the station live. You can also sign up to our news alerts to receive updates on new stories. Simply click on the bell at the bottom right of the home page. This will then allow a pop-up which will ask if you would like to receive alerts. Press ‘allow’ and you’re all signed up! You can also follow us on Facebook and on Twitter.
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