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| Child porn Surrey Police inspector Christopher Goodman sentenced | Child porn Surrey Police inspector Christopher Goodman sentenced |
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| A former police inspector who had indecent images of children on his home computer has been handed a suspended prison sentence. | |
| Christopher Goodman, who worked for Surrey Police at the time of his arrest in 2013, admitted eight counts of making a total of 92 indecent images of children, at a hearing last month. | Christopher Goodman, who worked for Surrey Police at the time of his arrest in 2013, admitted eight counts of making a total of 92 indecent images of children, at a hearing last month. |
| Goodman, 43, from Guildford, was given a nine-month jail term, suspended for two years, at Lewes Crown Court. | Goodman, 43, from Guildford, was given a nine-month jail term, suspended for two years, at Lewes Crown Court. |
| He no longer works for Surrey Police. | He no longer works for Surrey Police. |
| Goodman, of Frobisher Gardens, was an inspector in Reigate when he was arrested following a Sussex Police investigation. | Goodman, of Frobisher Gardens, was an inspector in Reigate when he was arrested following a Sussex Police investigation. |
| Restricted computer access | Restricted computer access |
| The force said the indecent material included 72 category C images, which is the least serious level, 16 category B, and four category A images, which is the most serious level. | The force said the indecent material included 72 category C images, which is the least serious level, 16 category B, and four category A images, which is the most serious level. |
| Goodman was given a two-year supervision order and a sexual harm prevention order to last until further notice, severely restricting his access to computer and related communications equipment. | |
| He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years. | He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years. |
| Sussex Police said its Paedophile Online Investigation Team carried out the inquiry at the request of Surrey Police. | |
| A spokesman said there was no evidence of contact offending either online or in person, and the images were not believed to be of local children. | A spokesman said there was no evidence of contact offending either online or in person, and the images were not believed to be of local children. |
| Dismissed from force | |
| In a statement, Surrey Police said the vast majority of its officers and staff were professional and hard-working and the public rightly trusted them to act with integrity and uphold the ethics code. | |
| "As soon as the allegations against Christopher Goodman came to light he was arrested and suspended from duty and Surrey Police immediately requested that an investigation be carried out," it said. | |
| A lengthy and complex case ended in Goodman's convictions, the statement added. | |
| Goodman subsequently went through the Surrey Police disciplinary procedure and was dismissed from the Force in August 2014. |