UNITED KINGDOM
The Bolton News
Jeremy Culley, crime reporter
THE Diocese of Manchester is looking into the implications of the conviction of a vicar’s son’s conviction for downloading thousands of indecent images of children.
Paul Holt was spared jail at Bolton Crown Court on Monday, after pleading guilty to 16 counts of possessing indecent images of children and distributing them, after 2,565 images were found on his computer.
Holt, the son of the Rev Wendy Oliver, from Christ Church, Harwood, confessed to an interest in “the feet of young children”.
The diocese has now released a statement in relation to concerns raised as a result of the case.
A spokesman said: “We are aware of this situation and treat safeguarding concerns as a top priority.
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