Salisbury surgeon guilty of possessing child sexual abuse images
54 year old Mansoor Khan had more than 100 images on his phone
Last updated 23rd Dec 2022
A surgeon from Salisbury has been convicted of possessing child sexual abuse images.
Mansoor Khan, 54, was identified by National Crime Agency investigators after using Snapchat to access the indecent images of children.
He was arrested in August last year, and officers found 106 images in categories A-C (A being the most severe) on Khan’s mobile phone and a hard drive, which were mostly of boys aged between five and seven.
His home was searched, along with his office at Salisbury District Hospital.
When interviewed, Khan admitted receiving and viewing them from a contact he’d made on Snapchat.
He said he did this out of curiosity and had no intention of promoting, sharing or storing the images.
Khan was charged with three counts of making and possessing indecent images of children and convicted at Salisbury Crown Court today (Friday 23rd December) following a five-day trial.
He is due to be sentenced at the same court on Friday, 24 February 2023.
NCA Operations Manager Richard Deakin said:
“Mansoor Khan abused his position of trust.
“By downloading these images he demonstrated a sexual interest in children and helped fuel the sickening demand for this kind of material.
“He denied ever taking screenshots of images on his phone, but our investigation showed this simply wasn’t true.
“The NCA continues to pursue offenders like Khan, to bring them to justice and protect victims of online child sexual abuse.”
Khan has been dismissed by Salisbury NHS Foundation trust.
The offences he has been convicted of do not relate to any of his patients.