A Bolton man made thousands of pounds selling 'depraved' images of children on the internet. Hugh Nelson, aged 27, used computer technology and real images of children to create sexual abuse images and sold them on the internet. Nelson, of Briggs Fold Road, Egerton, also encouraged the rape of children over the internet.
After pleading guilty to five charges at an earlier date , today, August 9, he pleaded guilty to another 11 charges at Bolton Crown Court. It was found that Nelson frequented internet chatrooms where he would exchange and sell computer-generated ‘artwork’ and discuss child sexual abuse with others. Through these online chatrooms Nelson accepted requests from individuals who wanted him to create explicit images depicting children being harmed both sexually and physically, which he either sold in exchange for money or shared to others for free.
Some of this computer-generated artwork requested used images of real children. Over an 18-month period, Nelson admits he made around £5,000 from selling these images. Hugh Nelson (Image: GMP) Police seized his devices following his initial arrest.
New evidence from these searches found that on three separate occasions, to three separate individuals, Nelson exchanged messages on chatrooms capable of encouraging the rape of children under 13. The new charges include three counts of intentionally encouraging or assisting the commission of the rape of a child under the age of 13, one count of attempting to cause a chil.