Man jailed for child porn offences
A Ditton man has been jailed for 16 months for possessing nearly
100,000 indecent images of children.
Richard Murray, 45, formerly of Fernleigh Rise, appeared at
Maidstone Crown Court today where he pleaded guilty to the
offence.
He admitted four counts of possessing indecent images of
children, two counts of possessing extreme pornography, one
count of possessing a prohibited image of a child and six counts of
making indecent images of children.
The court heard on March 13 this year, officers from the Kent
Police Child Exploitation InvestigationTteam carried out a warrant
at Murray’s address after a tip-off he was downloading indecent
images.
Analysis of computer equipment seized at the address found 99,481
still images and 295 movies.
Det Con Matthew Avery from the Child Exploitation Investigation
Team said: “Despite Murray initially denying any wrongdoing, the
forensic analysis revealed overwhelming evidence of long-term
downloading of vast quantities of indecent images.
"People must understand that there is no excuse for downloading
this material, which represents real children being abused, and
serves to prolong the effects of the abuse on the victims.”
Murray will also be subject to a sexual offences prevention
order.
15/11/12
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