Defence barrister James Sheridan said the offending was disturbing and abhorrent to any right-minded individual . He said his client was involved in a social media group, described as being altruistic in nature , whose members had sent him the material. He stupidly got caught up with this group that shared those videos in the hope the children can be identified, he said. Mr Sheridan argued for his client not to serve any jail time, saying his poor health conditions would be detrimental to the purpose of jail time. The barrister said his client should receive a lenient sentence because no encryption was involved, he did not request the material, and did not derive pleasure from the videos.
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Premium Content  A CAIRNS man who had child porn material during a one-year period said it was part of his research about family spirits involved in sexual activities because the spirits were persecuting him, a court has heard. Glen Jacob Walter Brown, 48, pleaded guilty in Cairns District Court on Friday to one count each of possessing child exploitation material and using a carriage service to access pornographic material. The court heard that Brown had eight photos and 28 videos of young girls on his iPad and computer on three separate occasions during the 12 months to September 2017. Cairns man Glen Jacob Walter Brown, 48, pleaded guilty to two child porn offences on Friday. PICTURE: FILE