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25/11/2013
Man Jailed For 19 Years Had Over One Million Child Abuse Files
A 65-year-old man has been jailed for 19 years after admitting a string of sexual offences committed against children.
John Bidmead, of Cullompton, Devon, was caught by police following a tip by Interpol, who had traced him downloading extreme child abuse.
According to reports when police raided Bidmead's home, he was caught watching a child abuse movie, streamed from his computer onto a 50-inch television.
Police subsequently found that Bidmead had not only one the largest library's of images they had encountered, but that he had also been documenting his own abuse of and rape of a child.
Police found 124 home made films, showing Bidmead committing abuse, and a further 1.500 files made by him of four more girls.
Bidmead admitted four counts of rape, six of indecent or sexual assault and 19 counts of taking or making indecent photographs.
He was jailed at Exeter Crown Court for 19 years.
(MH/CD)
John Bidmead, of Cullompton, Devon, was caught by police following a tip by Interpol, who had traced him downloading extreme child abuse.
According to reports when police raided Bidmead's home, he was caught watching a child abuse movie, streamed from his computer onto a 50-inch television.
Police subsequently found that Bidmead had not only one the largest library's of images they had encountered, but that he had also been documenting his own abuse of and rape of a child.
Police found 124 home made films, showing Bidmead committing abuse, and a further 1.500 files made by him of four more girls.
Bidmead admitted four counts of rape, six of indecent or sexual assault and 19 counts of taking or making indecent photographs.
He was jailed at Exeter Crown Court for 19 years.
(MH/CD)
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