A nan "felt physically sick" after finding out she was living on the same street as a paedophile.
Chris Kulke, from Norris Green, said she is worried for the safety of children in her area following the sentencing of David Owens at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday, December 9.
Owens was handed a 12 month suspended sentence after being found in possession of a range of horrific child abuse pictures, including the most serious Category A images.
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A judge said one of the 22 images found on his phone by police officers in December last year was "as unpleasant as you can imagine".
Some of the images in his possession were of girls as young as two or three being raped.
The ECHO understands that Owens, who worked as a bus driver, was employed by Cumfybus in Huyton.
It is unclear whether Owens told his employers about his recent conviction but he was warned in court that he would be likely to lose his job under the terms of his sentence.
It is not known whether Cumfybus has terminated Owen's employment following the sentencing last week.
Cumfybus did not respond to the ECHO for comment despite repeated enquiries.
Neighbour Chris Kulke, 67, who lives a few doors down from Owens, said she remembers the day his home was raided by police and computers were taken away.
After hearing the news of his sentencing, Chris said: "I was quite angry, I felt physically sick."
Chris, who has six grandchildren, said the street that Owens lives on is the "main walk-through" to a nearby school.
Chris said she fears this is putting "the whole street at risk and the children."
Chris said: "I think it's the infants that go in on our side, so it's little ones coming on here with their mum and dads and babies in prams.
"That happens four times a day with going to school, coming back for dinner and picking them up. I feel it's totally not right - most of these parents probably don't even know."
Liverpool Crown Court heard Owens has been working as a bus driver for a considerable period, with the transportation of children forming part of his role.
He had pleaded guilty to possession of indecent images of children in categories A, B and C and the possession of extreme pornography.
Owens was handed a 12 month jail term at Liverpool Crown Court suspended for two years.
David Birrell, prosecuting, said some of the images in Owens' possession were extremely distressing.
He said: "There is one image that may trouble the court in particular, at number two [in the case files]."
Judge Neil Flewitt, QC, replied: "Yes. It involves a very young child. It is as unpleasant as you can imagine."
Jamie Baxter, defending, said his client's crimes were "abhorrent" and that Owens could have "no real gripe" were he immediately sent to jail.
However, he asked the judge to consider suspending the 59-year-old's sentence.
He said the biggest mitigation he could offer the court were Owens' early guilty pleas and argued his admission that he had a problem meant he did stand a chance of rehabilitation.
Mr Baxter said: "He made full admissions in interview, in the lower courts and in this court.
"He has not buried his head in the sand as some people in his position do."
Judge Flewitt said the fact that Owens' sometimes transported children was deeply concerning given what was found in his possession.
He said: "I think the public would be understandably concerned to know that a bus driver who has children in his vehicle had these images on his phone."
