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A young Wigan man who admitted making and distributing indecent images of children has narrowly avoided an immediate spell behind bars.

Kieran Atkinson, 20, of Belle Green Lane, Ince, stood before a Bolton Crown Court judge to plead guilty to creating images, 212 of which fell into the most serious category of abuse - A - plus 186 category B pictures and 208 category C between March 2014 and June 2022.

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He further admitted to possessing and distributing a banned picture of a child.

Kieran Atkinson was given a 16-month suspended sentence for possessing and distributing indecent pictures of children

Suspended sentence for Wigan man who had library of indecent child images

He was given a 16-month custodial sentence but it was suspended for 24 months.

He was also made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years and must sign on the Sex Offenders' Register for the same period.