GROVE: A detective has described images downloaded by a paedophile who was jailed for 27 offences as “abhorrent”.

Andrew Bayliss, of The Willows, admitted six counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, two counts of having sexual activity with a child and two counts of voyeurism.

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He also pleaded guilty to 11 counts of making indecent images of children, five counts of possessing indecent images of children and one count of distributing indecent images of children. The 41-year-old was jailed for six years and eight months at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday.

Detective Constable Simon Beaton said: “His actions and the nature of the images he collected are abhorrent in nature.”