A PAEDOPHILE who thought his poor health allowed him not to comply with a court order has been given a suspended prison sentence.
Colin Boon, of Ashmore Close in Whiteparish, failed to register as a sex offender last year without reasonable excuse.
The 65-year-old was stung by online paedophile hunters at his previous home in Salisbury in 2018.
During his sentencing at Swindon Crown Court in 2021, it transpired that Boon had collected hundreds of child sex abuse images since 2006 and stored them on 26 devices.
The vile collection featured children estimated to be as young as 12 months.
As part of Boon's sentence, he was ordered to register as a sex offender and comply with a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years.
But Boon did not comply with this order and failed to complete his annual registration.
Boon pleaded not guilty to the offence but the court said he had tried to avoid the requirements and "suggested his health allowed him not to comply with a court order".
The blind paedophile sentenced to 18 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, at Salisbury Crown Court on Thursday, June 20.
Boon must also pay £350 court costs and a £154 surcharge.
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