An elderly "porn baron" who secretly sold a large number of unregistered sex videos on the black market has been jailed.
Police investigating Barrie Templeman, 80, found large sums of money of £543,770, £116,687 and £115,000, had been transferred to his account.
The cash led police to his operation with long-term partner, 67-year-old Diane Atkinson.
Hull Crown Court heard officers found industrial-sized printers and flyers for the sale of pornography during a search of Templeman's home in Yorkshire on June 4, 2018.
The prosecution said Atkinson was aware of the printers and raunchy flyers and admitted Templeman was storing items at her home.
Police found her in possession of a credit card in the name of Acorn, the court heard.
She refused permission for the police to carry out a voluntary search of her home in Great Hatfield and she was arrested, reports Hull Live.
She told police: "Please don't take my house."
Her home was searched and a laptop including a flyer advertising the sale of "videos" was found. The return address for sales was "Acorn Zodiac" and this was linked to Templeman's business.
Templeman entered officers' radar following his connection with a company called Acorn, which was selling unregistered pornography.
Six disc-writing devices were found along with pornography which was uncertified and unclassified. Stamped envelopes containing brochures were also discovered as well as £5,350 cash that was apparently hidden inside a thermos flask.
The address that was being used was business premises from which Templeman had been supplying unregistered pornographic videos.
Police discovered daily orders for the purchase of pornographic videos and requests for brochures. These orders were addressed to Acorn Zodiac, the court was told.
A detailed financial investigation was carried out. Bank accounts, HMRC records, Land Registry documents and conveyancing files were all examined.
These included conveyancing files relating to a property that was bought outright by Atkinson in 2015. This was one of the criminal property matters.
During this time, her bank account was credited with £115,000 but she was unable to say where this had come from.
Templeman, who had previous convictions, was jailed for four-and-a-half years. Atkinson, who had no previous convictions, was jailed for two years and three months.
