A paedophile has been jailed for more than five years after taking and distributing indecent images of children he sexually abused himself.
Oxford Crown Court heard that Elliott Day was the administrator of a paedophile website on which indecent images of children were distributed.
Day, 41, of Songers Close, Oxford, pleaded guilty to 12 offences.
These were two counts of sexually assaulting a girl, two counts of making indecent images, two counts of possessing indecent images, two counts of distributing indecent images and four counts of taking indecent images of children.
The total number of images he downloaded were 497 images and 73 videos in category A, 396 images and 25 videos in category B and 1,713 images and 26 videos in category C.
He was also in possession of six prohibited images of children.
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Day distributed 12 images and 13 videos in category A, seven images and four videos in category B and 27 images and six videos in category C.
He took 28 images and one video in category B and 70 images and seven videos in category C.
Andrew Jordan, prosecuting, told the court that police attended Day's home address in June 2023 after indecent images had been uploaded to Instagram.
His devices were seized, and Day admitted in a police interview that there were indecent images of children as young as three on his devices.
He also told officers that his sexual preference was for children aged between eight and 14.
Police also found first generation images on his devices, meaning Day took them himself.
Mr Jordan told the court that Day was the administrator of a paedophile group. The website stored and received indecent images of children.
On the website, he also chatted about sexual abuse of children.
The court heard that Day had no previous convictions.
Peter Du Feu, mitigating, said: "He says he's ashamed. He says he only thought about himself and his ego to make himself look good.
"He's going to receive a significant sentence of custody. He wants to grasp any opportunities for therapy. He wants to future proof himself.
"It got out of control for him. He was entrenched in this behaviour. He is thoroughly ashamed."
Judge Michael Roques said: "You made full admissions to seeing and downloading indecent images of children as young as three.
"Police found indecent images of children on your phone. You were heavily involved in the paedophile community.
"You were involved in a website which distributed indecent images of children.
"I accept your genuine expression of remorse for your offending behaviour."
Day was jailed for a total of 70 months. He was also made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order and notification requirements for life.
Orders were also made for his devices to be destroyed.
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