MICHAEL BOYLAN SHOCKS DUNDEE AND NEWPORT-ON-TAY WITH CHILD ABUSE IMAGES SCANDAL
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Dundee Newport-on-Tay Child Sexual Abuser
In a disturbing case that has sent shockwaves through the communities of Dundee and Newport-on-Tay, Dr. Michael Boylan, a former medical scientist at Dundee University, has been sentenced to two years in prison after being found in possession of a large collection of indecent images of children. The investigation revealed that Boylan, aged 45, had accumulated over 1,200 such images, some of the most severe on the grading scale, over a span of nearly six years.
These illicit images were discovered on his office computer at Ninewells Hospital, where he worked as the manager of the Flow Cytometry Core facility within the Medical Research Institute. The university, upon learning of the allegations, immediately suspended Boylan from his position and subsequently dismissed him. The authorities uncovered that some of the illicit material was concealed within a folder containing his curriculum vitae and staff files, indicating an attempt to hide the content from scrutiny.
The police investigation, led by fiscal depute Vicki Bell, uncovered a total of 1,275 images on Boylan’s devices. Among these, 266 were classified at level four, and 26 at level five, indicating the most severe and disturbing content. The children depicted in these images ranged in age from infants to 14 years old. In addition to the images, two videos at level four were also recovered, further highlighting the gravity of the material involved.
Boylan, who resides on Priory Road in Newport-on-Tay, Fife, admitted to possessing these indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of children at both his home and Ninewells Hospital between August 26, 2007, and April 8, 2013. During the court proceedings, his defense lawyer, Jim Laverty, requested that instead of imprisonment, Boylan be subjected to an intensive community payback order with significant supervision, as a more rehabilitative measure.
However, Sheriff Tom Hughes was unpersuaded by this plea and sentenced Boylan to two years behind bars. Additionally, he was placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely, a move that underscores the seriousness of his crimes and the potential risk to the community.
Following the sentencing, a spokesperson for Dundee University stated, “The university has cooperated fully with police in the course of their investigations and we will be reviewing our IT security and systems to ensure incidents of this nature cannot happen again.” This case has prompted a review of security protocols and IT systems at the institution, aiming to prevent similar incidents in the future.
These illicit images were discovered on his office computer at Ninewells Hospital, where he worked as the manager of the Flow Cytometry Core facility within the Medical Research Institute. The university, upon learning of the allegations, immediately suspended Boylan from his position and subsequently dismissed him. The authorities uncovered that some of the illicit material was concealed within a folder containing his curriculum vitae and staff files, indicating an attempt to hide the content from scrutiny.
The police investigation, led by fiscal depute Vicki Bell, uncovered a total of 1,275 images on Boylan’s devices. Among these, 266 were classified at level four, and 26 at level five, indicating the most severe and disturbing content. The children depicted in these images ranged in age from infants to 14 years old. In addition to the images, two videos at level four were also recovered, further highlighting the gravity of the material involved.
Boylan, who resides on Priory Road in Newport-on-Tay, Fife, admitted to possessing these indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of children at both his home and Ninewells Hospital between August 26, 2007, and April 8, 2013. During the court proceedings, his defense lawyer, Jim Laverty, requested that instead of imprisonment, Boylan be subjected to an intensive community payback order with significant supervision, as a more rehabilitative measure.
However, Sheriff Tom Hughes was unpersuaded by this plea and sentenced Boylan to two years behind bars. Additionally, he was placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely, a move that underscores the seriousness of his crimes and the potential risk to the community.
Following the sentencing, a spokesperson for Dundee University stated, “The university has cooperated fully with police in the course of their investigations and we will be reviewing our IT security and systems to ensure incidents of this nature cannot happen again.” This case has prompted a review of security protocols and IT systems at the institution, aiming to prevent similar incidents in the future.