Weston man jailed after admitting to downloading nearly 5,000 indecent images of young people
72-year-old David Jordan from Weston-Super-Mare was arrested after intelligence from a social media company
Last updated 29th Mar 2023
A former schoolteacher from Weston-Super-Mare has been jailed for two years and three months after pleading guilty to downloading nearly 5,000 indecent images of children.
72-year-old David Jordan was arrested after police received intelligence from a social media company, which led to officers carrying out a warrant in his home.
Thanks to the help of digital detection dogs, the force then recovered what they say was 'a quantity' of mobile phones, laptops and memory cards - in which 4,840 indecent images were discovered.
2,000 of those - the police can reveal - were of the 'most serious kind'.
Evidence was also found Jordan had shared three indecent videos of children with others.
He used to teach in the Cardiff area and was yesterday (March 28) sentenced to 27 months in prison at Bristol Crown Court having pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children and two counts of distributing indecent videos of children at an earlier hearing.
Detective Constable Lucinda Darby, the officer in the case, said: “In each of the images David Jordon downloaded and shared is a victim of horrific child sexual abuse.
“His offending is abhorrent, and we are grateful to have been alerted to his online behaviours.
“This was a complex investigation which we have worked tirelessly on over the course of two years, and I hope the outcome reassures people we take reports of such offending seriously and the outcome deters anyone who thinks they will not be caught.”
Detective Sergeant Charlie Pulling, the senior investigating officer, said: “I would like to thank all the agencies and charities we have worked with during this investigation.
“We did not find any evidence that Jordan was directly involved in the abuse of any children but that shouldn’t detract from the gravity of his offending.
“Anyone who has been affected by this inquiry is encouraged to contact us. We will support you and if necessary, investigate any offences.”
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