June 2015 Tunbridge Wells paedophile teacher avoids jail A paedophile teacher who searched the Internet for tips on getting a pre-teen boyfriend has avoided jail. Martin Davies, who taught at the Skinners’ School, Tunbridge Wells, for around three decades, admitted being sexually interested in photos of young boys in swimwear and in a naturist setting. Police raided the 64-year-old’s Langton Green home on April 8 last year after some 188 child abuse images were found on his computer by a computer technician. Maidstone Crown Court heard today Davies surfed the Internet for images of “pre-teen boys”, “teen boys gay butt pics” and “tips on getting a boyfriend 11-13”. The images, of which 185 were Category C – the least serious – had been deleted from the computer six months previously and Davies insisted he thought that part of his life was over. The former English teacher, of Birchetts Avenue, had previously pleaded guilty to six counts of downloading the images. Sentencing, Judge Philip St John-Stevens said: “it seems a computer technician came to your address and came across these images, which had been deleted. “When there is a prospect of rehabilitation, I must consider a community order.” Prosecuting, Craig Evans said: “Police attended the defendant’s home following a call from a computer technician who had been at Mr Davies home to upgrade his computer system. He had noticed pictures of young male children and immediately reported it to police. A number of related search terms were also found on the computer, including ‘pre-teen boys’, ‘teen boys gay butt pics’ and ‘tips on getting a boyfriend 11-13’. The defendant originally denied the offence to police but later admitted a sexual interest in boys aged 11 to 18.” Davies was handed a community order with a 36 month supervision requirement and must complete a sex offender treatment programme.