June 2014 A retired accountant who hoarded indecent images of children and animals was spared jail after a judge said there was no evidence he had ever indulged in any of his fantasies. Gerald Vaughan, 71, secretary of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists until 1999, collected 1,248 pictures and 364 movies of extreme pornography. Life-long bachelor Vaughan also downloaded 67 images of child abuse and distributed 13 indecent photographs. One of the images appears to show a baby being abused while the rest of the children are aged from around seven to 16. February 2014 The former secretary of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists appeared in court today (Weds) charged with possessing thousands of indecent images of children and animals. Gerald Anthony Vaughan, 70, who left the prestigious role in 1999, allegedly hoarded 2464 images showing sex acts involving animals. Vaughan, who is facing a raft of allegations, is also accused of making 65 indecent images of children and of distributing 20 indecent photographs. ‘Mr Vaughan’s address was searched by the police, said Lorna Vincent, prosecuting.