May 2016 Interviewer of child abuse victims caught with indecent videos A civil servant responsible for interviewing child abuse victims was caught with indecent videos of youngsters. Craig Burke, an official with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), was found with 11 “very graphic” sexual abuse videos of children when his Stirlingshire home was raided. Stirling Sheriff Court heard he watched child abuse videos to “de-stress”. He pleaded guilty on Wednesday to possessing and downloading indecent videos of children and was placed under supervision for three years and ordered to have treatment. On Thursday, the CICA said Burke, 37, would also be dealt with by the UK Government agency. A spokesman said: “The member of staff has not worked with CICA since his arrest. Following his conviction we are now taking appropriate action.” Part of Burke’s job involved interviewing victims of child abuse to determine how much compensation they should get. Stirling Sheriff Court heard Burke was caught after Police Scotland’s cyber crime unit received intelligence that an internet connection at the house he shares with his parents, in Killearn, Stirlingshire, was being used to access child abuse material. A police raid took place on June 6 last year and prosecutor Adrian Fraser said: “The videos were very graphic.” David Fitzatrick, defending, said Burke, a loner who had difficulty coping, was immediately signed off work with the CICA and had not worked there since. The lawyer said: “He is disgusted by his behaviour. He accepts that viewing material like this can increase demand for it and therefore cause further abuse down the line. “He has past experience with his job with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority of speaking to people who have suffered childhood sexual abuse and he does have empathy with them.” Sheriff Wyllie Robertson made Burke subject to a three-year community payback order, during which time he will have to take part in the Making Changes, Moving Forward sex offender treatment programme. He was also banned, for the same period, from having contact with anyone under 17 without the permission of his supervising officer, and ordered that any equipment he uses to access the internet must be fitted with a programme that will check what he has been accessing. Burke was also banned from using any file wiping software