A 44-YEAR-OLD former Pensnett man caught with sickening indecent photographs of children on his computer has avoided jail time.

Stephen Martin of Kingsley Road, Kingswinford, admitted ten charges of possessing the images and three of having extreme pornographic images.

Judge Michael Challinor placed Martin on Supervision for three years at Wolverhampton Crown Court with a condition he attends the Sex Offenders Treatment Programme.

The court was told Martin was arrested when police officers raided his former home in Bromley Lane, Pensnett, and seized his computer equipment.

He was further told by the judge that he must sign the Sex Offenders Register for the next five years and pay £240 costs.