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| Former GP caught with 1.2m indecent images of children jailed | Former GP caught with 1.2m indecent images of children jailed |
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| David Shaw admitted being sexually attracted to young girls during police interview | David Shaw admitted being sexually attracted to young girls during police interview |
| A former GP and paediatrician who amassed more than 1.2m child sexual abuse images has been jailed for more than two years. | A former GP and paediatrician who amassed more than 1.2m child sexual abuse images has been jailed for more than two years. |
| David Shaw's haul of indecent images was one of the largest National Crime Agency (NCA) investigators had seen. | David Shaw's haul of indecent images was one of the largest National Crime Agency (NCA) investigators had seen. |
| Shaw, 48, used anonymisation techniques on a peer-to-peer network to try to hide his downloading of pictures. | Shaw, 48, used anonymisation techniques on a peer-to-peer network to try to hide his downloading of pictures. |
| When he was arrested, he had images from categories A to C on 16 devices. The NCA said the scale was "shocking". | When he was arrested, he had images from categories A to C on 16 devices. The NCA said the scale was "shocking". |
| Shaw described himself as a "criminal" and a "bad person" who admitted having a sexual interest in young girls, the NCA said. | Shaw described himself as a "criminal" and a "bad person" who admitted having a sexual interest in young girls, the NCA said. |
| Shaw, who was jailed at Maidstone Crown Court, said he had been expecting a visit from officers | Shaw, who was jailed at Maidstone Crown Court, said he had been expecting a visit from officers |
| Shaw trained at Guy's Hospital Medical School and graduated in 2004, the NCA said. | Shaw trained at Guy's Hospital Medical School and graduated in 2004, the NCA said. |
| He was registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and practised as a GP between 2005 and 2013, after which his GMC membership lapsed and he no longer worked as a doctor. | He was registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and practised as a GP between 2005 and 2013, after which his GMC membership lapsed and he no longer worked as a doctor. |
| After he was arrested at his former home in Maidstone, Kent, he admitted downloading indecent images of children since 2005, and had been expecting a visit from officers, an NCA spokesperson said. | After he was arrested at his former home in Maidstone, Kent, he admitted downloading indecent images of children since 2005, and had been expecting a visit from officers, an NCA spokesperson said. |
| Shaw, from Norton Fitzwarren, near Taunton, in Somerset, pleaded guilty to three counts of making and possessing indecent images of children. | |
| He was sentenced to two years, two months in jail at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday. | |
| He was also given a 10-year sexual harm prevention order. | He was also given a 10-year sexual harm prevention order. |
| Tony Smith, an NCA senior investigator, said after sentencing: "This is one of the largest collections of child sexual abuse images that the NCA has ever dealt with, the scale of which was shocking. | Tony Smith, an NCA senior investigator, said after sentencing: "This is one of the largest collections of child sexual abuse images that the NCA has ever dealt with, the scale of which was shocking. |
| "Not only did Shaw abuse his position of trust, he helped fuel the sickening trade in child sexual abuse images by downloading this material, which re-victimises every child." | "Not only did Shaw abuse his position of trust, he helped fuel the sickening trade in child sexual abuse images by downloading this material, which re-victimises every child." |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| General Medical Council | General Medical Council |
| Maidstone | Maidstone |
| London | London |
| Norton Fitzwarren | Norton Fitzwarren |
| National Crime Agency | National Crime Agency |