A pensioner who 'posed a significant threat to children' has been locked up.
Peter Waterworth, 87, has been jailed for five years after police discovered he had vile images of children on his laptop and phone.
Officers seized several electronic devices from him when he was arrested for an 'unrelated matter'.
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His internet history also revealed that Waterworth, from Timperley, had a disturbing interest in teenage children.
"Several devices were seized from Waterworth's address following his arrest on the 23 June 2020 for an unrelated matter and a number of manipulated images - of boys and girls - were found on his laptop and mobile phone," GMP said in a statement.
"His internet history also revealed Waterworth had visited a number of sites relating to teenage girls and had photo editing software installed."
After the hearing, Detective Inspector Helen Bagnall, of Trafford CID, said: "Peter Waterworth posed a significant threat to children, actively seeking out indecent images of children and editing them.
"When he has served his prison sentence, which he rightly deserves, he will continue to be registered as a sex offender for life with an indefinite sexual harm prevention order."
Waterworth was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to four counts of making indecent photographs of children.
