The judge himself said the images Edward Clow took from the computer at Ollerton's public library left him with a sense of 'absolute revulsion'.

• Child porn shame of Walesby teaching assistant

To make things even worse, Clow had even been helping out at Walesby CofE Primary School as a school teaching assistant at the time — working in close proximity with OUR young children.

So why was this obviously disturbed 18-year-old just given a 16-week jail sentence suspended for two years?

Are judges under that much pressure to keep our ever-growing prison population down — allowing criminals such as Clow to escape the threat of jail?

Admittedly, he will also be forced to complete an internet sex-offending treatment programme, and has been put under a 10-year order to stop him working with children again.

But is this punishment enough?

The obvious answer is 'no'. It must be the case that someone who has decided it is appropriate to download sexual photographs of children should face a spell in prison.

Anyone involved in crimes which exploit the most vulnerable of our society must face the consequences of their actions — and be given the kind of sentence that will act as a real deterrent to other would-be offenders who are considering committing similar sick crimes.

Surely that is real justice!