Possession of a small number of child exploitation images (58), without any commercial element, cataloguing, or storage in lasting form, by a young first offender who pleaded guilty, constitutes offending at the lowest level for this type of offence and may warrant a probation order rather than imprisonment. In such circumstances, a conviction need not be recorded where it would jeopardise the offender's employment and prospects of success.
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