He said: “This case should serve as a warning to every Manga and Anime fan to be careful. These are cartoons.”Īnd Mr Bennett revealed that such banned images were freely available on legitimate sites. His barrister Richard Bennett said: “These are not what would be termed as paedophilic images.
He admitted 10 counts of possessing prohibited images of children at Teesside Crown Court.
Robul Hoque, 39, is believed to be the first in the UK hauled before court over his collection of Japanese Manga or Anime-style images alone. A jobless animation fan has made legal history as he was convicted of having illegal pictures of cartoon children.
