The former deputy mayor of one of Perth’s biggest city councils has been jailed for possessing more than 200 images and videos of children, some as young as five, being sexually abused.
Key points:
- The court heard Sargent watched pornography to deal with stress
- The material predominantly featured males aged between 12 and 16
- But images and videos of children as young as five were also discovered
Keith Charles Sargent, 45, had pleaded guilty to three charges laid after police raided his home and discovered the child abuse material on his electronic devices last year.
Sargent, who had been a…