Paedophile told his mum: 'I've messed up, I'm going to jail'

PERVERT DOWNLOADED MORE IMAGES AFTER PREVIOUS CASE

- By ADAM EVERETT

A PAEDOPHILE told his mum “I’ve messed up, I've done it again and I’m going to jail” when police came knocking at his door.

Jay Coleman continued to download depraved child abuse images within weeks of being spared prison for identical offences.

This led to him being arrested again exactly a year on from the day when he was handed the second chance which he ultimately spurned. Despite pledging to no longer own any electronic devices in order to “remove the temptation from himself” his solemn prediction to his mum has now been proved right.

Liverpool Crown Court heard on Wednesday that Coleman was previously handed an eight-month imprisonment suspended for 18 months on June 11, 2024, for offences relating to the possession of indecent images of children. But, with Merseyside Police having received intelligence relating to the further distribution of such materials via social media, officers attended his home on Waterfall Drive in Walton on June 11, 2025.

Derek Jones, prosecuting, detailed how a Samsung mobile phone was seized from Coleman at this stage, with the 22-year-old telling his mum upon his arrest: “I've messed up. I've done it again. I'm going to jail.”

When examined, the device was found to contain nine category A indecent images, those graded as showing the most serious forms of abuse.