A lawyer's career is in ruins after he shared indecent images of a young girl and possessed images of a dog engaged in sexual activity. Sohail Bashir began his career in Pakistan and later worked in immigration and family law in London before heading to Bolton . Now at the age of 59 his career is in ruins after being found with the vile images.

Bolton Crown Court heard his IP address and Facebook profile came to the attention of a body in the United States who went on to tell the National Crime Agency about him. Following this officers from GMP attended at his home in August 2020. Multiple items were seized and on a mobile indecent images were discovered.

William Donnelly, prosecuting, said: “There were seven category B images found. “One such image showed a girl who appeared to be aged eight to ten. “That image was distributed in February 2020 on Whatsapp to three individuals.

“There were also 70 extreme images. “One included a woman engaging in sexual activity with a dog.” Read more: Bolton leaders pledge action on Manchester Airport incident Read more: Manufacturer fined for use of illegal workers Read more: Woman arrested for having dangerously out of control dog Sohail, from Tudor Avenue, Farnworth , appeared in court to be sentenced after admitting distributing indecent images and possession of extreme images.

Mohammed Shafeeque, defending, said: “I would ask for full credit for the guilty plea. “He has been married since 2004, they have no children, the.