Paedophile banned from using the interweb for 25 years

A 65-year-old paedophile has been ordered by a court not to use the internet for the next 25 years. Graham McLean was also banned from owning computers or mobile phones that can connect to the web until after his 90th birthday in 2036.

McLean, from Perth, admitted possessing indecent images of children between July 2010 and March 2011. The orders were granted after a court heard he had convictions for sexual crimes dating back more than 20 years.



McLean was jailed for 27 months following his latest crimes. The web ban was part of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (Sopo), designed to protect the public from "the risk of serious sexual harm".

The Sopo states: "You will neither own, possess, use, nor have access to, any computing equipment including - for the avoidance of doubt - any mobile telephone capable of accessing the internet."