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

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

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

The court was told Martin was arrested when police 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 to pay £240 costs.