April 2003

Retired teacher pleads guilty to child porn charge

A RETIRED deputy head teacher, whose career spanned more than 20 years, has been placed on the sex offenders’ register.

Mark Annison, 52, of Elfrida Road, Watford, pleaded guilty to downloading child pornography from the internet.

The father-of-two was traced through his credit card records.

Officers who raided his home discovered lurid images of young children on his computer.

Watford Magistrates on Tuesday ordered Annison to sign the sex offenders’ register and gave him a 12-month conditional discharge.

Before he took early retirement six years ago, he had taught at schools in Hertfordshire.