Warning: This story incorporates references to little one sexual assault, together with particulars and content material that some readers could discover distressing.
A former Sydney highschool trainer who downloaded movies of youngsters being held at gunpoint for his personal sexual pleasure will spend a minimum of 18 months behind bars.
Cody Michael Reynolds, 37, pleaded responsible in December to 1 cost of transmitting little one abuse materials and one other cost of possessing it.
The previous Moriah Faculty English trainer's residence was raided in March 2022 the place police discovered a WhatsApp message thread with a person named "Xavier".
The pair shared movies of youngsters being held at gunpoint and boys as younger as 4 masturbating and being sexually abused.
Investigators additionally discovered 111 photographs and 6 movies of youngsters being abused in a hidden folder on his digicam roll in addition to on his work-issued laptop computer.
He was instantly stood down from his place on the prime Sydney personal faculty and no offences had been alleged to have been dedicated involving Moriah Faculty college students.
"Individuals just like the offender who entry and possess little one abuse materials encourage and feed an abhorrent market," stated District Courtroom Choose Phillip Mahoney in his sentencing.
Mahoney stated he took into consideration Reynolds' historical past and his responsible plea, however stated "a transparent message have to be despatched".
In an affidavit, the previous trainer pleaded for no jail time, however accepted he'd "misplaced (his) place in that call".
He stated after leaving work on the Sydney school he would sit within the storeroom of his house consuming alcohol and watching little one abuse materials to delay returning residence.
The choose agreed Reynolds has been proactively searching for psychological assist since his arrest.
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"He has expressed overwhelmingly real regret for his conduct," Choose Mahoney stated.
"(However) no different sentence aside from imprisonment is suitable."
He was sentenced to 2 years and 10 months in jail, with a non-parole interval of 1 12 months and 6 months.
Reynolds, who has been on bail since his arrest, confirmed little emotion as he was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs.
He will probably be eligible for launch in November 2024.
Help is out there from the Nationwide Sexual Assault, Home Household Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).