Original sentence: In May 2003 the police formally cautioned Townshend, making him subject to the requirement to the notify police of his personal details (for a period of 5 years, the period defined as being appropriate to cautions and non-custodial disposals): this also means that his details will be held on the Violent and Sex Offender Register.The police duly searched his home and offices and confiscated a total of 14 of his computers, which were all returned several months later after an intensive forensic search failed to reveal any evidence that Townshend had downloaded or possessed indecent photographs of children (thus indirectly acknowledging Townshend's claim that the computers contained not one single image of child pornography)
Edited sentence: In May 2003 the police formally cautioned Townshend, making him subject to the requirement to the notify police of his personal details for five years (the minimum period permitted under the law): this means that his details will be held on the Violent and Sex Offender Register.The police duly searched his home and offices and confiscated a total of 14 of his computers, which were returned all several months later after an intensive forensic search failed to reveal any evidence that Townshend had downloaded or possessed indecent photographs of children (thus indirectly acknowledging Townshend's claim that the computers contained not one single image of child pornography)