A 66-year-old man pleaded guilty to three counts of making and distributing indecent images of children, Bradford Crown Court heard.
Police discovered 22 images on Jeffrey Brewin’s computer, ten being of the most serious category A, eight of them category B and four which were category C.
Brewin of Swain House Crescent, Bradford was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years and 30 days of rehabilitation.
Judge Colin Burn said Brewin must also register as a sex offender for the next ten years.