Porno DVD man sentenced in Llanelli
A Llanelli businessman has been sentenced to a community order for offering to supply pornographic and counterfeit DVDs. Reginald John Protheroe pleaded guilty at Llanelli Magistrates Court to possessing an unclassified video with intent to supply, five offences of possessing counterfeit videos, and three Trade Mark offences. Robert Edgecombe, prosecuting on behalf of Carmarthenshire County Council, said that the offences were committed in Mansel Street, Llanelli, on October 28 last year. Police became suspicious of a transit van, stopped it and carried out a search. There were legitimate DVDs in the back but 45 other DVDs under a blanket on the passenger’s seat. The driver was arrested. Protheroe was the owner of the business and co-operated with the trading standards officers who had taken over the investigation from the police. He said that 26 of the 45 DVDs were pornographic and had not been certified by the BBFC for distribution in the UK. A further 19 were counterfeits of legitim...