Footage of the moment a sex offender was arrested has been released.

Roger Crabtree was found with 33 explicit images and videos of children, some of which showed sexual abuse, in his home in Rectory Close, Snodland.

They were found when officers made an unannounced visit to the 59-year-old on November 2, 2023.

Crabtree was already subject to strict internet restrictions under a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).

The order was taken out after other convictions for making and possessing indecent images.

It meant the paedophile had to make any internet-enabled devices immediately available for inspection.

During the officer’s review, they found concerning search terms linked to his web history. It led them to seize his laptop and hard drives.

After the evidence was recovered, Crabtree was later arrested and charged with three counts of making indecent images of children. He pleaded guilty to these charges.

He also admitted breaching the SHPO in a further charge, relating to when he was found to have unlawfully deleted the internet history of a Kindle device in January last year.

Crabtree was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on May 2.

Court recorder David Wood described him as being of high risk to children, adding the material he had accessed showed “real victims having terrible things done to them”.

Crabtree was jailed for two years and six months. The sentence included a penalty for breaching a previous suspended sentence.

PC Rob Allen, who led the investigation, said: “Crabtree has a lengthy history of offending connected to his desire to access and obtain images and videos of real children suffering appalling abuse.

“He has been given several chances by the courts but has repeatedly shown a flagrant disregard for the measures and restrictions imposed to protect children and prevent him from reoffending.

“Crabtree appears to have no understanding of the gravity of his actions, but as this case hopefully shows we will do everything within our powers to ensure offenders like him face the consequences.”