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June 25th, 2013 
Peter Nolan
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A computer technician who downloaded child pornography and used internet chatrooms as part of his sexual fantasies about toddlers has been jailed.
Steven John Bolbot, 38, pleaded guilty to an aggravated count of possessing child pornography and two counts of producing child pornography.
The Adelaide District Court heard police searched his home in February 2012 and found Bolbot using an internet chatroom.
Police found 2,280 chat logs of Bolbot role-playing and found 246 images of child pornography on his hard drives.
The court heard Bolbot’s social isolation and internet addiction led him to use chatrooms to explore his sexual fantasies about young children.
It heard Bolbot was employed by Adam Internet as a field technician in 2009, but had been sacked as a result of the criminal charges.
Judge Davison said Bolbot’s intellectual capacity was categorised in the superior range but he struggled socially.
“You have few interests outside computers. You are a socially-isolated man and only have a few friends, friends who are also interested in computers,” the judge said.
“You told them about these charges and they have since deserted you. In addition you have lost your job at Adam Internet.”
Complex fantasies
On some of the charges, Bolbot’s lawyers argued no real children had been involved in what were complex sexual fantasies acted out by adults.
Judge Davison said she accepted those offences were at the lower end of the scale, but said the combination of Bolbot downloading images and acting on his fantasies through internet chatrooms were serious.
“I accept the engagement in these chatrooms was amongst adults, but nevertheless it produced child pornography,” she said.
Judge Davison said a psychological profile of the offender revealed his personality was inconsistent with that of a paedophilic offender, so sex offender rehabilitation programs Bolbot wanted to participate in would be counterproductive.
“He (psychologist) suggests your rehabilitation would be better served by you addressing your social anxiety and developing normal human relationships rather than computer-based interactions,” the judge said.
Judge Davison said Bolbot had shown genuine remorse for his behaviour and cooperated with police, but the serious nature of his offending warranted an immediate jail term.
“The courts need to send a message to the community that this sort of behaviour is abhorrent and won’t be tolerated,” she said.
“I have viewed these images and the degradation and exploitation of these children is obvious and very disturbing. You have participated in this market and are partly responsible for the harm caused to these children.”
She imposed a three-year jail sentence with a non-parole period of 15 months, saying there was no good reason to suspend the sentence.
Bolbot also pleaded guilty to breaching bail by using his sister’s computer for internet access after his arrest and was convicted without further penalty.
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