PAUL NEWBURY FROM LONDON JAILED FOR CHILD ABUSE IMAGES AND DRUGS
A former deputy head teacher at a high school has been sentenced to prison after admitting to creating and possessing over 2,000 child abuse images, as well as possessing Class A drugs.Paul Newbury, 50, of Wood Green, London, received a sentence of two years and four months at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, 23 May.
In October 2017, Newbury was involved in an online video conference where live footage of the sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl was transmitted.
He used the username ‘north London,’ which authorities from the National Crime Agency (NCA) traced back to his residence in Wood Green.
In February 2018, NCA officers arrested Newbury, who was then employed at Acland Burghley School in Camden, London.
During the search of his home, they found drugs, including 717 milligrams of cocaine.
In interviews, Newbury admitted to possessing Class A drugs for personal use—drugs he had used while participating in the video conference.
He also confessed to making, possessing, and distributing indecent images of children.
An examination of his digital devices revealed more than 2,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse, categorized from category A (most severe) to category C.
Despite these serious offences, there is no evidence suggesting he had any sexual contact with children or that his crimes were linked to his employment at the school, which dismissed him on 7 March 2018.
In a hearing held in March, Newbury pleaded guilty to four counts of making indecent images of children, one count of distributing such images, two counts of possessing Class A drugs, possession of a prohibited image, showing an indecent photograph of a child, and possession of an extreme pornographic image.
Graham Ellis, operations manager of the NCA, stated: “Newbury and men like him who make and distribute horrific images of children are fueling online child sexual abuse.
The NCA knows that the scale and severity of this offending against children is worsening.
Newbury was present when the live abuse of a 10-year-old girl was committed.
Though his offending was not connected to his school, he is guilty of a tremendous betrayal of trust.
The NCA and our law enforcement partners will not stop pursuing these offenders and will do everything in our power to bring them to justice.”
