OPERATION ORE

THE LARGEST UK PAEDOPHILE INVESTIGATION

Mastercard and American Express customers, plus other major credit card providers, have projected that the total number of British people accessing child porn sites exceeds 250,000.

Paying to view child pornography on the Net carries a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment. Why are the sentences so short? Viewing child pornography is not a victimless crime!

6,500 names were given to the British Police by the FBI, who had recorded credit card details, e-mail addresses and home addresses of pedosceles using the Internet. Thousands of paedophiles are given cautions because police cannot cope with the huge volume of cases. Although placed on the sex offenders register, no risk assessment is being carried out on these men and women, and they remain free to carry out their sexual perversion towards innocent children!

Only five per cent of the 3,000 so far arrested had previous convictions!

*Darrell Jarman, (40), of Weston-super-Mare, and a computer consultant, jailed for nine months, after pleading guilty to 14 specimen charges after police recovered a total of 800 indecent pictures of children at his home.

*Graham Ash, (41), formerly from Redland, Bristol, and a Church of England finance manager, jailed for six months , and placed on the sex offenders register for seven years, and not allowed to work with children.

* Richard Denning, (31) forced to move out of his family home in Knowle Park, because he has a baby daughter, and who was a former care worker, jailed for six months, and will be placed on the sex offenders register

* Roger Pepin, (37) formerly of Burlington Road, Bristol, and a GP, jailed for four months in February 2003. Struck off by the General Medical Council in London.

* Michael Dovey, 63, a retired GP, from Kingswood, Bristol, jailed for six months. Also put on an extended licence for two years. Placed on the sex offenders register and pay £1,000 towards defence costs, with all computer equipment confiscated.

* Haydon Biss, (45) formerly of Highridge Road, Bishopsworth, and a former Avon and Somerset Police communications worker, jailed for 18 months.

* Peter Todd, (36) formerly of Sydenham Terrace, Tyning Road in Combe Down, fined £1,000, ordered to pay £55 costs, placed on the sex offenders register for five years.

Two Royal Mail managers arrested

*1. Stephen Sharp, (45) Bath, sentenced to a three year community rehabilitation order, ordered to pay costs of £130 and PC computer equipment forfeited
"I am very upset, very hurt and very ashamed by the matter," said the family man.

2. The other, a 47 year old male from Knowle, Bristol still not appeared in court

Avon and Somerset police are investigating more than 200 names.

BEDFORDSHIRE

* Matthew Brereton, (33) of Dunstable, placed on the sex offenders register for five years, ordered to do a three year community rehabilitation order.

An estimated 60 suspects in the county will be targeted in the investigation.

BERKSHIRE

* Paul Slinger, (44) of Reading, jailed for one year. Placed on the sex offenders register for ten years, banned from working with children.

* Father Michael O’Kelly (47) jailed for nine months. On release from prison, he will be supervised for six years and placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years.

* Stephen John Moores (30) now of East Preston, Littlehampton, Sussex, charged with 16 counts of making indecent images of children and one count of possessing. He was previously an information technology teacher, and senior house residential tutor at the Licensed Victuallers' School in London Road, Ascot. Released on bail.

* Stephen Palmer, 39, formerly of Fawley Close, Maidenhead, jailed for four months

A 42-year-old man from Bracknell, arrested on suspicion of possession of indecent photographs of children.

A 62-year-old man arrested

BIRMINGHAM

* Computer programmer Mark Clement, (31) formerly of Beauchamp Road, Solihull, jailed for two years, placed on the sex offenders register for ten years, and his licence extended to three years after his release.

* Mark Hayes (29) formerly of Kingfisher Drive, Smithswood, Solihull, jailed for 12 months, subject to an extended period of 18 months on licence after release, placed on the sex offenders register for ten years and an indefinite ban from accessing the Internet. He will face another five years in prison if he breaches the order.

* Robert Inches, a teacher from Edgbaston, given a three community rehabilitation sentence. The Judge said he expected to be derided for giving such a light sentence!

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

David Bruce, (43) Chief Superintendent of the British Transport Police, suspended from his post after police took away his PC to investiagte child pornograophy charges

Paul Brown, (39) from Shenley Lodge, admitted four counts of downloading indecent photographs of children. Sentence deferred.

* Clive Bradley, (47) formerly of High Street, Yardley Gobion, who ran Muddles Theatre group, jailed for six months. Placed on the sex offenders register but because of the short sentence, not banned from working with children!

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

*Derek West, (58) a music teacher from Eaton Socon, sentenced to three years community rehabilitation for downloading child pornography.

*Wheelchair-bound computer engineer Gary Harvey, 45, of Bar Hill, fined £960 after downloading 3,000 images of child pornography.

*Mark Gardiner, (25) of Witchford, jailed for three months for making 15 indecent images of children on his computer.

*Stuart Hodgkinson, (59), of Elsworth, jailed for six months.

*Andrew Perry, (22) of Sawston, jailed for 15 months.

*Kevin Atkins, (53), a married man, who worked as an auditor in Cambridge, jailed for eight months, given a three year extended sentence to attend a sex offender course, and placed on the sex offenders register.

*Darren Starling, (30) from Ely, Cambridge, ordered to follow a treatment programme for three years and placed on the sex offenders register. Also ordered to undertake a three year community rehabilitation order, and placed on the sex offenders register for five years

* Mario Plaza, (42) of St Ives, Cambridge, tried to incriminate his 11yr old son over child porn images on his computer, but was jailed for eight months, and placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years. Until his arrest, he worked as a chef in the headquarters of Cambridgeshire police.

* Glynn Leggatt, 41, formerly of Pyrethrum Way, Willingham, jailed for six months. Leggatt resigned from Redcastle Furze First Primary School in Thetford, where he was science and technology coordinator. His licence has been extended for two years, and must attend a sex offender programme. Placed on the sex offenders register for seven years. Disqualified from ever working with children.

* Ex- PC Tony Goodridge (36) married with two young boys; jailed for six months.

Andrew Perry, (22) from Sawston and a former computer officer at Trinity College, Cambridge, failed in his bid to get his jail sentence of 15 months cut. Given a two year extended term, and placed under supervision for two years upon release. Also placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely.

* John Sullivan, (28) a computer programmer, jailed for nine months, an extended supervision period of 18 months on release, and placed on the sex offenders register.

* Leonard Brockelsby, (45) formerly of Crabtree, Paston, currently awaiting sentence.

* Dr Adrian Catterall, (43), of Guilden Morden, sentenced to a three-year community rehabilitation order, to attend a se xofenders programmem and placed on the sex offenders register for five years. The MBA professional misconduct committee decided he be suspended from practice for a further 12 months.

* Derek West, (58), of Eaton Socon, sentenced to three years of community rehabilitation. West taught music at schools in the St Neots area and performed for members of the Royal Family and foreign dignitaries. The community rehabilitation order includes a sex offender programme, and he has been placed on the sex offenders register, and pay costs of £118.

*Neil Crayden, (47), a former Mid-Anglia parish priest was Roman Catholic priest at the St Felix parish in Haverhill and who now resides in Devon, sentenced by Exeter magistrates and placed on a sex offenders programme, as well as being ordered to pay £58 costs. He is still ordained in the church, despite a conviction for indecently assaulting a man over the age of 16 in 1979, and in August, 2001 he was cautioned for indecently assaulting a 15-year-old male parishioner in 1995.

Martin Stanford, (43) of Eynesbury, St Neots, sentenced to a three-year community rehabilitation, placed on a sex offender programme and on the sex offenders register for five years. Two further charges remain on file.

*Timothy Coldwell, (31) a teacher, from Newborough, nr Peterborough, placed on the sex offenders register, and facing jail.

David Robertson, (42) of St Neots, charged with 13 counts of making indecent images of a child, and jailed for nine months.

Of the 90 suspects in Cambridgeshire, 16 have been convicted, a further seven charged and awaiting court and twenty two are currently on police bail while their computers are examined

CHESHIRE

*Ivon Charles Roberts, (41) a former managing director of a construction company, of Stapeley, near Nantwich, ordered to serve a 12 month community rehabilitation order,and placed on the sex offender register for five years.

An estimated 70 suspects in the county will be targeted in the investigation, and more than 45 arrest warrants have been executed so far.

CUMBRIA

*Former PC Geoff Needham, 33, from Barrow, won a reduction in the prison sentence which had been imposed on him for the "14 minutes of shame" in which he viewed child pornography on the internet.

Sentenced to nine months by magistrates after admitting a string of offences, but the sentence cut to four months on appeal at Carlisle Crown Court!

*Richard Robson, (28), from Carlisle, to be sentenced on 18 charges of making indecent images

*Michael Smallbone, (55), arrested on 29 counts of possessing images of children

In total, 25 men have been arrested, including two men from Whitehaven, two from the Cockermouth area and a Workington man arrested on suspicion of obtaining indecent photos of children.

*William Cameron (33) of Whitehaven, jailed for four months with supervision for two years on release (on 19/03/2003) Placed on the sex offenders register for seven years.

*Richard Robson (28) from Carlisle, ordered to complete a three-year community rehabilitation order, to include as many sex offender courses as appropriate to treat his "sexual perversity". Placed on the sex offenders register for five years.

*Richard Proud, (27) of Whitehaven, convicted of keeping scores of sick pictures of young girls in "erotic poses" on his computer.

CLEVELAND & TEESIDE

Father and Son convicted!
*Former Stockton Council official Alan MacAdie, (56) jailed for 15 months on Mar 10 2004.
*Paul MacAdie, (32) sentenced to a three year community rehabilitation order in December 2003.

Alan MacAdie's activities were exposed in November, 2002, when police raided his home with a warrant in respect of his son Paul's similar offending, but whilst officers were seeking evidence against the son, the police discovered the father had been attempting to destroy items, including floppy discs, whilst they were in the house. Officers discovered that both father and son had been independently accessing child porn websites and downloading indecent pictures.

*Kelvin Marshall, (34), of Ingleby Barwick, a former scout master, and married father-of-one, jailed for 12 months in November 2003 and placed on the sex offenders register for ten years. Also sentenced to a further 18 months on licence at Teesside Crown Court, and a six month conditional discharge will run concurrently with his jail sentence after pleading guilty to failing to sign on the sex offenders register. He has lost his wife, his home and his job.

*Charles Robert Reynolds, (52), formerly of Eston, jailed for 15 months, placed on the sex offenders register for ten years, and banned from working with children for life.

*Peter Hindmarch, (43) formerly of Ivy Grove, in Hartlepool, jailed for four years for downloading child pornography from the internet and indecently assaulting a young girl. Placed on the sex offender register for LIFE.

David Stanley Parsons, (30), of Springholme Terrace, Stockton, faces 16 charges of making indecent photos of children after more than 10,000 images were allegedly found on his computer. Granted unconditional bail

Stephen John Cuff, (29), of Spring Court, Darlington, 6 charges of possessing images of child pornography or making or taking indecent photos of children. Granted unconditional bail

Timothy Case, (26), of Windrush Grove, Darlington, entered no plea. Granted unconditional bail

Twenty four arrests made throughout the Teeside area, one of whom was female, the ages range from early 20's to late 60's, and almost all had no prior dealings with the police

60 PC's have been seized, along with countless disks and other retrieval systems.

One person alone had over 50,000 images stored on disks to view, and the ages of the children ranged from 6 months old to 16 years old.

Investigations will continue until later this year

CORNWALL

Paul Ashton, (44) from Colinsey Road, Penzance, admitted 50 charges, and convicted of making 88,000 indecent images of children, but denied being a paedophile!

Ashton claimed he used children's images to make artistic montages. He has been remanded in custody to be sentenced after reports have been prepared, and warned that he will go to jail.

DORSET

*Alan Mattey, a former Dorset garage owner, jailed for ten months, and placed on the sex offenders register for ten years, after admitting that he downloaded "disgusting" images of children and babies from an internet porn site. Placed on the sex offenders register for ten years, and subject to an extended supervision period of three years following release from prison.

*Mike Oram, (61), a tory councillor from Iwerne Minster, admitted two offences of child pornography. He used his sons credit card to access the sites. Oram was given a two year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £87 costs. By receiving a conditional discharge he will not be placed on the sex offenders register.

*David John Hern, (52), formerly of Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, jailed for four years, yet told he would serve no more than six months in jail before being released on licence. Banned from working with children and placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years.

Some of the images included men raping and indecently assaulting young girls and boys, with some of the victims as young as four.

*Trevor David Cutler, (40) from Poole, sentenced to a three-year community rehabilitation order, ordered to attend a sex offenders programme, and group work programme, placed on the sex offender register, banned from working with children, and had to pay £300 prosecution costs.

*Jonathan Mills, (32) a former support worker at the Quay Foyer, and who used to live in Wimbourne, admitted downloading 60 indecent photographs of children but, as the law stood at the time, he was not banned from working with youngsters and did not have to register as a sex offender because he received a conditional discharge for his crimes. Sentenced to a three-year conditional discharge

Mills has moved to Cheltenham as a result of gossip and embarrassment suffered by him and his parents.

*IT worker James Alexander Jackson, (26), of Blandford, placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely, and told he could face prison.

*Paul Hutchings, 33, from Bournemouth, sentenced to six months jail, placed on the sex offenders register for seven years.

* James Rose, (37) a pilot and former GP, of Christchurch, jailed for nine months, told he will serve half that sentence and placed on the sex offenders register for five years. Channel Express, based at Hurn, who employs Rose as an airline pilot, says his future is a matter between itself and him.

Rose's solicitor said Rose had de-registered himself from the General Medical Council when he was arrested - (Rose once worked at Poole Hospital's accident and emergency department) but a spokesman from the GMC stated that Rose was still on the register.

*Robert Orchin, (31), of Southsea, Portsmouth, a former vicar, avoided a jail term. Sentenced to a three year community rehabilitation order and placed on the sex offenders register

*David Crosland (52) of Weymouth, and a former Weymouth councillor, faces a jail sentence. Placed on the sex offenders register. He originally cited work reasons when he resigned as a borough councillor in July 2001, and repeatedly denied the allegations.

*Nigel Hannibal, (55) formerly of Rownhams Road, a former organist and elder at Trinity United Reformed Church in Charminster, jailed for five months in February (now out !) wanted to return to his church, but after parents raised extreme concerns about his return, he decided not to!

Hannibal had the nerve to say "I thought it was a possibility for me to return to the church but maybe in the circumstances it was better not to. You could say it is not Christian of them not to want me to come back, it depends on how you see it."

DEVON