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Nursery worker Alexander Mortimer jailed for sex crimes | Nursery worker Alexander Mortimer jailed for sex crimes |
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A nursery worker has been jailed for eight years for a series of sexual offences against young boys. | A nursery worker has been jailed for eight years for a series of sexual offences against young boys. |
Alexander Mortimer, 28, had admitted charges of assaulting the boys, taking indecent photographs of children, and possessing indecent images. | Alexander Mortimer, 28, had admitted charges of assaulting the boys, taking indecent photographs of children, and possessing indecent images. |
Mortimer, who lived in Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire, worked at a childcare facility in Lanarkshire. | Mortimer, who lived in Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire, worked at a childcare facility in Lanarkshire. |
At the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lady Stacey told him his actions were a "gross breach of trust". | At the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lady Stacey told him his actions were a "gross breach of trust". |
Mortimer filmed and photographed the abuse he carried out, and was found to have 17,967 indecent images and 582 videos on his computer. | |
Some of the images were categorised as "level five", which are considered the most depraved. | |
When his home was searched by police officers, Mortimer claimed he had been researching child abuse for a college course. | |
Lady Stacey imposed an extended sentence on Mortimer, which means he will be supervised for a further seven years when he is released from jail. | |
She said he was "clearly a danger to children" and placed him on the sex offenders register. |
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