LONDON (ENGLAND)
BBC
September 15, 2020
A former primary school deputy head teacher has admitted possessing indecent images of children including videos of rape.
Richard Swinnerton, 30, admitted three charges when he appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Swinnerton previously resigned his post at St Clare’s Catholic Primary School in Middlesbrough. His offending was unrelated to his work there.
He was granted conditional bail to be sentenced at Teesside Crown Court.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said Swinnerton had been viewing indecent images for two years before his arrest at his home on 15 May.
A spokeswoman said officers found no evidence to suggest that any of the images were made at the school and there is no allegation of physical abuse.
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