Thief turns himself in to police after finding child porn on mobile he'd stolen.

Run_to_da_hills

"A magistrate has praised the actions of a man who stole a wallet and two mobile phones, then turned himself in to police when he found images of what he thought was child pornography on one of the phones, a court has heard.

The man appeared in Ballarat Magistrates Court yesterday, where a suppression order was issued preventing his name from being published.

Upon learning the man's actions had led to child pornography charges being laid against a 46-year-old man, magistrate Michelle Hodgson said he needed to be congratulated".

As they say in Australia, "Good on him" he could have easily wiped his prints off the phone and posted it directly to the cops. The judge should have given him a suspended sentence rather than him doing time. Maybe he will turn over a new leaf.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/im-bad--but-not-that-bad-thief-goes-straight-after-finding-child-porn-20120208-1rb6b.html

MickySticks

Flamin' gallah

IsMiseDaithair

Strewth

Eggy Baby!

By that logic, I could steal someones phone, put kiddie porn on it, then turn it in for a pat on the back while they get arrested....jail them both.

Potatoeman

They can share a cell.

Sindri

Only in Australia, where any sport event not resulting in violence results in a refund.

cynder

As the saying goes, theres honor among thieves.

LH Pathe

A very modern tale. What a good guy how is it the criminally minded in probs every other way often have just this one gripe, and often the vice versa.. not insinuating most cops r pedos

Run_to_da_hills

Eggy Baby! wrote: »

By that logic, I could steal someones phone, put kiddie porn on it, then turn it in for a pat on the back while they get arrested....jail them both.

It wouldn't take much for cops to trace digital finger prints to websites etc that your man would have had on his phone also photos taken on smartphones are usually digitally date stamped.

The cops would have also raided your mans house and removed laptops, pc's etc.

TeddyTedson

Wasn't there another story similar to this a while back. Thieves stole a laptop or something and turned themselves in after find child porn on it.
Good to see thieves still have some morals :pac:

Run_to_da_hills

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Wasn't there another story similar to this a while back. Thieves stole a laptop or something and turned themselves in after find child porn on it.
Good to see thieves still have some morals :pac:

There was a case in Germany where four car thieves found a dead baby in the boot of a car and turned themselves in over it.

http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120206-40569.html

danniemcq

its like in the book marching powder.

Really tough horrible prisoners in for everything you can think of really but the place was curropt and had prisoners bring in the families, kids and wives etc.

Guy who wrote the book asked were they not afraid of something happening the kids or women and was told no they never worry.

Few months later 4 rapists are sent there and they were dead within hours.

There are some things in this world that even the sick are sickened by.

CrazyRabbit

Scum and scum. His actions doesn't change that.

as125634do

Bunch of ponces thankfully those comunal prisons are as rare as ur ma. Bleedinheart criminals wat a disection wat a bunch of retards and some of these clowns like to relate to criminals god bless those corrypt cops who play each gang against themselves and pocket the brown envelope for themsleves . Oh lord save s us all ....if only the truth had as much power as the media hohoho lalalala