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Jeffrey Gravell guilty in 400,000 indecent child images case | Jeffrey Gravell guilty in 400,000 indecent child images case |
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A school IT manager has been found guilty of possessing and making nearly 400,000 indecent images of children. | A school IT manager has been found guilty of possessing and making nearly 400,000 indecent images of children. |
Jeffrey Gravell, 54, had denied the charges after the images were found on computers at his home belonging to his employers Coedcae School in Llanelli. | Jeffrey Gravell, 54, had denied the charges after the images were found on computers at his home belonging to his employers Coedcae School in Llanelli. |
Gravell, of Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, was also found guilty of theft. | Gravell, of Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, was also found guilty of theft. |
Sentencing at Swansea's Guildhall was adjourned, but the judge told Gravell he faced an inevitable custodial term. | Sentencing at Swansea's Guildhall was adjourned, but the judge told Gravell he faced an inevitable custodial term. |
The court had previously heard police had discovered 715 of the most serious level five images on the computers and CDs found at his home. | The court had previously heard police had discovered 715 of the most serious level five images on the computers and CDs found at his home. |
Gravell had argued the images could have entered the computers without his knowledge. | Gravell had argued the images could have entered the computers without his knowledge. |
He said they could have been put in during back-up procedures involving large quantities of material from the school computer network. | He said they could have been put in during back-up procedures involving large quantities of material from the school computer network. |
Gravell told the jury he had regularly taken equipment home from the school to repair. | Gravell told the jury he had regularly taken equipment home from the school to repair. |
However, the court also heard from Coedcae School's former bursar Alan Williams, who said he had never given permission for Gravell to take school computers home. | However, the court also heard from Coedcae School's former bursar Alan Williams, who said he had never given permission for Gravell to take school computers home. |
Gravell's partner Helen Griffiths, 44, had a charge of handling stolen goods against her dropped, and was found not guilty of theft. | |
The judge was told Gravell had no previous convictions. | |
Sentencing has been adjourned so that reports, including a medical report, would be considered. | |
During the trial the jury heard that Gravell had a serious illness. |