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Eton student who shared ‘appalling’ abuse photos from his dorm computer of children as young as two being raped is SPARED jail
Prestigious: Picard was arrested at Eton College in Windsor, Berkshire, after his IP address was traced there
By Mark Duell
Avoids jail: Andrew Picard, 18, from Westminster, London, was found with more than 2,000 pornographic images of children on his computer
A former Eton College student avoided jail today despite making and distributing ‘appalling’ indecent images of children and bestiality film clips.
Andrew Picard, from Westminster, London, was found with more than 2,000 pornographic images of children on his computer at the prestigious school near Windsor, Berkshire.
The 18-year-old son of a top lawyer sat in his college dormitory sharing the pictures in chat rooms and was 17 when he was caught sharing material with an undercover police officer.
Picard, who was arrested at Eton after his IP address was traced there, admitted ten counts of child pornography – and at Oxford Crown Court was today handed a ten-month prison term, suspended for 18 months.
He was let off jail after being credited for his work with doctors in the past year to address his offending – but this was said to be a perk of his privileged position.
The offences dated from January to February last year when Picard made indecent images of youngsters and shared them via chat messages on Skype.
Thousands of images and clips were found on Picard’s computer and hard drive that showed acts so appalling that Judge Peter Ross could not bring himself to describe them.
Others showed children as young as two being raped and forced to have sex with dogs.
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