Man tried to eat child porn evidence, court hears

ABC Updated August 2, 2012, 3:42 pm
A Hobart court has heard a man who took explicit photos of his partner’s young daughter tried to eat the evidence.

The man pleaded guilty to charges which include involving a person under 18 in the production of child exploitation material.

The 28-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, took the photos on his mobile phone last year and early this year, when the girl was aged nine and 10.

He told police he saw the girl as a daughter, but started to find her attractive and took the photos without her knowledge.

The Supreme Court heard the girl’s mother found the 45 images on a memory card and confronted her partner.

He tried to eat the card and then fled to Queensland.

The man’s lawyer said her client had been abused as a child.
Justice Alan Blow said the man would receive a jail term when he is sentenced next week.