A former soap actor caught with child abuse videos on his computer has avoided jail.
Eric Potts, who played Diggory Compton in Coronation Street, received a 26-month prison sentence suspended for 30 months after police found 83 indecent videos and pictures on his iPad during a raid on his home.
Officers also discovered a Telegram chat where Potts had a discussion with another user in which he said he was attracted to young boys around the age of 15 or 16.
