JOHN CLEMENTS ESCAPES JAIL SENTENCE IN BOURNEMOUTH AFTER ADMITTING INTOXICATING IMAGES
In August 2002, a Bournemouth-based fireman, John Clements, escaped a jail sentence after admitting to downloading over 400 indecent images involving children as young as one year old.A judge informed him that it would be inappropriate for him to continue working in a role that involves contact with children.
Clements, aged 37, was identified after police traced internet chatroom log files back to him.
He was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court to a three-year rehabilitation order and was placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for five years after admitting ten charges related to the creation of indecent photographs.
Clements, who is based at Redhill Fire Station in Bournemouth, Dorset, also pleaded guilty to a total of ten charges and asked for 400 additional offences to be taken into account.
Following his guilty plea, Clements has been suspended from the fire service.
