March 2010

Town hall worker sacked over child abuse images

A town hall worker has been sacked after he was caught with child and animal sexual abuse images.

Nathan Porter’s perversions were uncovered when a flatmate logged on to his home computer to find he had tried to arrange a webcam viewing of a child engaged in sex acts.

His friend was so alarmed by what he saw he immediately called the police.

When detectives searched Porter’s Salford home they found seven DVDs of women having sex with animals.

Further analysis of the 32-year-old’s computer discovered he had downloaded two pornographic pictures of girls aged around 10.

Porter was suspended from his job in the strategic regeneration unit at Salford council following his arrest and charge.

He has now been dismissed due to a ‘lack of trust’, the council confirmed last night.

Porter, of Jones Street, Langworthy, walked free from court after pleading guilty to seven counts of possessing extreme pornography. He asked for a further 38 to be taken into consideration.

He also admitted attempting to incite a child to take part in a sexual act and making an indecent image of a child.

Judge Jeffrey Lewis, sentencing at Minshull Street Crown Court, told him the offences were so serious that there would have been no alternative to prison.

But because Porter had already spent seven months in jail on remand, having refused to apply for bail, the judge handed him a community order with strict supervision requirements for three years.

“There is nothing I can say to you that you have not thought of yourself,” Judge Lewis added.

The court was told Porter was arrested in August last year.

An examination of his computer revealed an online dialogue in which he discussed paying £50 to watch sexual activity involving a child.

Alaric Bassano, prosecuting, said part of the conversation involved Porter saying: recovered read: “Have you got young bum? Hope you can get it for me “Eleven to 12 would be good.”