Overview
- Samantha Franklin, 35, pleaded guilty to five counts of breaching court-imposed restrictions and received a 50-week prison sentence at Swindon Magistrates’ Court.
- She had previously been given a 10-month sentence suspended for 18 months and a 10-year order on December 8, 2025, after admitting making indecent images of children.
- Police recovered 556 images on her phone, including 207 Category A, 223 Category B and 126 Category C images.
- The breaches between December 8 and January 13 included deleting internet history, using social media and a chatroom, failing to register a device, and installing file-cleaning software.
- Wiltshire Police’s Child Internet Exploitation Team led the case, with Detective Constable Jason Walsh condemning her conduct; she was also ordered to pay a £187 surcharge.