Daniel James Flight sentenced for possession, distribution of child abuse material
A 21-year-old Gympie man found with 50 videos of “hardcore” child abuse material and countless photos held his head in his hands throughout parts of his court appearance. GRAPHIC CONTENT
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A former McDonald’s employee and Gympie man condemned his possession of 50 child abuse videos and countless more images while his sentence was handed down in court on Friday.
Daniel James Flight, 21, faced the Gympie District Court via video link, where he pleaded guilty to 13 charges relating to the possession and distribution of child abuse material.
He was supported by two people in the public gallery and held his head in his hands throughout parts of his appearance.
The court heard the offences occurred over a two-year period between August 2019 and April 2021, where Flight was involved in sharing and distributing child abuse material online with more than 800 internet users over four different platforms.
He was between 18 and 20-years-old during the offending.
Flight sometimes “traded” material with other users and regularly requested “underage porn”, the court heard.
Once police were informed of what Flight was doing, a search warrant was executed at his family home where his phone was seized.
Police found 50 videos and countless images of child abuse material, the court heard.
The material was described as “hard-core” and some of the children were as young as three years old.
Defence barrister Mark Dixon said the offences were born out of “boredom and curiosity”, though Flight described it in court as “sickening”.
The court heard Flight was co-operative with police, and willingly provided a username and password to log into his various accounts.
Flight had no criminal history and had spent 288 days in pre-sentence custody.
Chief Judge Brian Devereaux described the images as “demeaning” and “painful” to the children involved, but acknowledged how long Flight had spent behind bars as well as his clear disgust at his actions.
He was ordered into a $1000 good behaviour bond for 18 months, and his time in custody was declared as time served with an immediate release.
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