# Former actor Eric Potts receives suspended sentence for child abuse images

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ex-coronation-street-star-eric-potts-avoids-jail-over-abuse-pictures-of-children-as-young-as-11-on-his-ipad-as-he-admits-being-obsessed-with-15-year-old-boys/
- Published: 2026-11-13T16:41:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T16:47:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16290699/coronation-street-eric-potts-abuse-images-children.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Eric Potts received a 26-month sentence, suspended for 30 months.
- Police found 83 indecent images and videos on his devices.
- A ten-year order restricts contact with boys under 16.

## Summary

Former Coronation Street actor Eric Potts, 61, received a suspended prison sentence after admitting offences involving indecent images of children. The case highlights the serious abuse depicted in the material and the court’s concern about the harm caused when such images are shared.

Police found 83 images and videos on Potts’s devices, including seven Category A items, the most severe classification; he had also shared five images. He pleaded guilty to three offences of making and three of distributing indecent images. Burnley Crown Court sentenced him to 26 months in prison, suspended for 30 months, and imposed a ten-year order barring him from being alone with boys under 16.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.