Surrey man found with nearly 60,000 indecent images of children
85 year David Mundy from Esher is a retired BBC sound engineer
An 85 year old man from Esher has been jailed after being found with almost 60,000 indecent images of children.
David Mundy was arrested in April 2022 after an investigation by the National Crime Agency.
47 digital storage devices were seized during a search of his home address.
Almost 2,500 images found on his devices were category A, the most extreme.
Mundy had accessed illegal content online that involved children as young as six years old, though the majority of the images involved boys between eight and fifteen.
The retired BBC sound engineer was charged the following year with three offences relating to indecent images of children.
Mundy pleaded guilty to all three offences.
On Monday (29 April) he was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court to 10 months imprisonment.
Adam Priestley, NCA Senior Manager, said:
“Despite clear evidence showing the scale of his offending, and the horrific nature of the content he repeatedly accessed, Mundy told officers that the images he had saved simply showed kids enjoying themselves.
“This could not be further from the truth. Behind each image is a vulnerable child who has been violated and abused for the benefit of offenders like Mundy.
“We at the NCA are committed to protecting children and ensuring that individuals who collect this material, creating a demand for abuse content, are held to account.”