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Ex-Cameron aide Patrick Rock on trial over child images offences Ex-Cameron aide Patrick Rock on trial over child images offences
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A former aide to Prime Minister David Cameron has gone on trial accused of possessing and downloading indecent images of children.A former aide to Prime Minister David Cameron has gone on trial accused of possessing and downloading indecent images of children.
Patrick Rock, 64, who worked as deputy director of policy at Downing Street, denies all 20 charges against him.Patrick Rock, 64, who worked as deputy director of policy at Downing Street, denies all 20 charges against him.
Mr Rock, from Fulham, south-west London, is accused of downloading 20 separate images of young girls - all aged under 18 - in August 2013.Mr Rock, from Fulham, south-west London, is accused of downloading 20 separate images of young girls - all aged under 18 - in August 2013.
At the time of the downloading, all but one of the girls was aged 14 or under.At the time of the downloading, all but one of the girls was aged 14 or under.
The prosecution says it believes the images are suggestive because of the poses the girls have struck and the clothing they are wearing.The prosecution says it believes the images are suggestive because of the poses the girls have struck and the clothing they are wearing.
Prosecutor Thomas Forster told the jury at Southwark Crown Court that because the ages of the girls were given at the time of downloading, they must have been younger when the photographs were taken.Prosecutor Thomas Forster told the jury at Southwark Crown Court that because the ages of the girls were given at the time of downloading, they must have been younger when the photographs were taken.
The jury was shown the images, which featured girls aged 10 to 16 posing in clothing including bikinis, hot pants and a bra, and a ballet tutu.
Mr Rock admits downloading the pictures and admits each picture is of a child. What is at issue is whether or not the images are indecent.Mr Rock admits downloading the pictures and admits each picture is of a child. What is at issue is whether or not the images are indecent.
The prosecution has asked the jury to decide if each image, when looked at separately, is indecent.The prosecution has asked the jury to decide if each image, when looked at separately, is indecent.
'Looking and clicking''Looking and clicking'
Sasha Wass QC, defending, said her client is a man of good character and asked the jury to consider the charges in the context of modern society.Sasha Wass QC, defending, said her client is a man of good character and asked the jury to consider the charges in the context of modern society.
She described the girls in the photographs as models, saying: "Think swimwear models in catalogues".She described the girls in the photographs as models, saying: "Think swimwear models in catalogues".
Ms Wass also referred to some of the images as being comparable to the poses seen in the video for Britney Spears' song Baby One More Time, adding that the singer was under 18 at the time.Ms Wass also referred to some of the images as being comparable to the poses seen in the video for Britney Spears' song Baby One More Time, adding that the singer was under 18 at the time.
Ms Wass said some men "would rather look at a fresh-faced teenager than a woman their own age".Ms Wass said some men "would rather look at a fresh-faced teenager than a woman their own age".
She went on to talk about what she described as author Lewis Carroll's fixation with 10-year-old Alice Liddell, his inspiration for Alice in Wonderland.She went on to talk about what she described as author Lewis Carroll's fixation with 10-year-old Alice Liddell, his inspiration for Alice in Wonderland.
Ms Wass said "there was no suggestion that Patrick Rock ever paid to view these images" and that "all that he did was looking and clicking".Ms Wass said "there was no suggestion that Patrick Rock ever paid to view these images" and that "all that he did was looking and clicking".
She said the images he viewed were freely available, adding that there seemed to be an "element of madness that is allowed to dictate what is considered to be decent".She said the images he viewed were freely available, adding that there seemed to be an "element of madness that is allowed to dictate what is considered to be decent".
The trial continues. The jury has retired to consider its verdict.