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| Child porn teacher pleads guilty | Child porn teacher pleads guilty |
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| A former head teacher of a Fife school has pleaded guilty to possessing thousands of images of children being sexually abused. | A former head teacher of a Fife school has pleaded guilty to possessing thousands of images of children being sexually abused. |
| David Wilson, 48, from Paisley, was head teacher at Auchmuty High School in Glenrothes at the time of the offences. | David Wilson, 48, from Paisley, was head teacher at Auchmuty High School in Glenrothes at the time of the offences. |
| He was arrested by the operation Algebra investigation, which has led to the arrest of more than 200 suspected paedophiles around the world. | He was arrested by the operation Algebra investigation, which has led to the arrest of more than 200 suspected paedophiles around the world. |
| At the High Court in Glasgow Lord Kinclaven remanded Wilson in custody. | At the High Court in Glasgow Lord Kinclaven remanded Wilson in custody. |
| He is due to be sentenced next month. | He is due to be sentenced next month. |
| Establishing a link | Establishing a link |
| Wilson admitted charges of possessing and downloading sexual images of children between 16 May, 2004, and 19 December, 2008. | Wilson admitted charges of possessing and downloading sexual images of children between 16 May, 2004, and 19 December, 2008. |
| He was arrested during the Operation Algebra probe, which broke into Scotland's biggest paedophile ring. | He was arrested during the Operation Algebra probe, which broke into Scotland's biggest paedophile ring. |
| Detectives found Wilson had communicated by e-mail with one of the gang, John Milligan. | Detectives found Wilson had communicated by e-mail with one of the gang, John Milligan. |
| Prosecutor Bernard Ablett said Milligan, recently sentenced to 17 years for a string of child sex charges, was "prolific" in distributing images of youngsters being abused. | Prosecutor Bernard Ablett said Milligan, recently sentenced to 17 years for a string of child sex charges, was "prolific" in distributing images of youngsters being abused. |
| After establishing the link between Wilson and Milligan, police seized computer equipment belonging to the head teacher. | |
| A total of 2,969 indecent pictures and movie clips were found on an Apple Mac, hard drives and discs. | A total of 2,969 indecent pictures and movie clips were found on an Apple Mac, hard drives and discs. |
| Clear expressions of pain and distress can be seen on the children Prosecutor Bernard Ablett | Clear expressions of pain and distress can be seen on the children Prosecutor Bernard Ablett |
| The court heard that more than a 1,000 of the files included the worst levels of imagery of child sex abuse, as classified by police and prosecutors. | |
| Mr Ablett said: "Clear expressions of pain and distress can be seen on the children." | Mr Ablett said: "Clear expressions of pain and distress can be seen on the children." |
| It was also discovered that Wilson made searches for images of young boys on two other laptops. | |
| Wilson also faced a charge of distributing images of child sexual abuse but his not guilty plea was accepted. | |
| The court was told that he resigned from Auchmuty High in February after almost three years at the school. | The court was told that he resigned from Auchmuty High in February after almost three years at the school. |
| His lawyer Joseph Barr said the ex-headteacher had a "fairly exceptional career", but that it was "now in ruins". | His lawyer Joseph Barr said the ex-headteacher had a "fairly exceptional career", but that it was "now in ruins". |
| Mr Barr added Wilson, who now lives with his elderly parents, had only communicated by e-mail with Milligan and had no "direct contact". | Mr Barr added Wilson, who now lives with his elderly parents, had only communicated by e-mail with Milligan and had no "direct contact". |
| He said Wilson had downloaded from a file-sharing website and had no knowledge the images had come from Milligan or indeed who he was. | He said Wilson had downloaded from a file-sharing website and had no knowledge the images had come from Milligan or indeed who he was. |