WAYNE KETCHER FROM LICKY END AND REDNAL SENTENCED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OFFENSES
| Red Rose Database
Rednal Lickey End Child Sexual Abuser
In May 2014, a former educator at a school in Rednal was found guilty of possessing a significant collection of child abuse images on his personal computer. The individual, identified as Wayne Ketcher, who resides in Briar Close, Lickey End, was subjected to a court ruling that mandated his participation in a three-year sex offenders rehabilitation program.
Ketcher, aged 30 at the time, was employed at Colmers School in Rednal before his arrest. The court heard that authorities discovered over 1,100 indecent images depicting teenage girls, along with a disturbing image of a girl as young as seven, stored on his computer. The investigation was initiated after police executed a search warrant at his residence, specifically targeting his bedroom where the computer was located.
During police interviews, Ketcher admitted to viewing these images regularly, approximately once or twice a week, over a span of three years from April 2010 to April 2013. Although there was no evidence suggesting he shared these images with others, he did send emails inquiring about additional child pornography material, indicating a continued interest in such content. Prosecutor Peter Grice detailed that the images included seven pictures and five moving images at the lowest level of severity, involving girls aged between 11 and 14 in erotic poses. Further, he possessed seven images and an equal number of moving images at a second level, involving a girl under 14, along with three pictures and one moving image at a third level, and six pictures depicting a girl aged seven at the highest level of severity.
In total, authorities found 1,243 images and 13 moving images on Ketcher’s devices. Defense attorney Charles Hamer highlighted that following his arrest, Ketcher recognized the severity of his actions and voluntarily sought assistance from a support organization to address his issues. The lawyer also noted that Ketcher’s professional career was effectively over due to the gravity of his offenses.
Judge Robert Juckes, QC, addressed Ketcher directly, emphasizing that his criminal conduct had cost him his job, which he had worked hard to attain. The judge explained that, had community-based sex offender programs not been available, Ketcher might have faced imprisonment. Instead, he was sentenced to a period of supervised probation lasting three years, during which he must participate in the sex offenders program. The court also imposed restrictions preventing him from engaging in paid or voluntary work involving children under 18 or having unsupervised contact with girls under 18. Additionally, a sexual offences prevention order was issued, limiting his contact with minors for three years, and he was placed on the sex offenders register for five years. Ketcher was also ordered to pay court costs amounting to £535, reflecting the judicial system’s efforts to address the case comprehensively.
Ketcher, aged 30 at the time, was employed at Colmers School in Rednal before his arrest. The court heard that authorities discovered over 1,100 indecent images depicting teenage girls, along with a disturbing image of a girl as young as seven, stored on his computer. The investigation was initiated after police executed a search warrant at his residence, specifically targeting his bedroom where the computer was located.
During police interviews, Ketcher admitted to viewing these images regularly, approximately once or twice a week, over a span of three years from April 2010 to April 2013. Although there was no evidence suggesting he shared these images with others, he did send emails inquiring about additional child pornography material, indicating a continued interest in such content. Prosecutor Peter Grice detailed that the images included seven pictures and five moving images at the lowest level of severity, involving girls aged between 11 and 14 in erotic poses. Further, he possessed seven images and an equal number of moving images at a second level, involving a girl under 14, along with three pictures and one moving image at a third level, and six pictures depicting a girl aged seven at the highest level of severity.
In total, authorities found 1,243 images and 13 moving images on Ketcher’s devices. Defense attorney Charles Hamer highlighted that following his arrest, Ketcher recognized the severity of his actions and voluntarily sought assistance from a support organization to address his issues. The lawyer also noted that Ketcher’s professional career was effectively over due to the gravity of his offenses.
Judge Robert Juckes, QC, addressed Ketcher directly, emphasizing that his criminal conduct had cost him his job, which he had worked hard to attain. The judge explained that, had community-based sex offender programs not been available, Ketcher might have faced imprisonment. Instead, he was sentenced to a period of supervised probation lasting three years, during which he must participate in the sex offenders program. The court also imposed restrictions preventing him from engaging in paid or voluntary work involving children under 18 or having unsupervised contact with girls under 18. Additionally, a sexual offences prevention order was issued, limiting his contact with minors for three years, and he was placed on the sex offenders register for five years. Ketcher was also ordered to pay court costs amounting to £535, reflecting the judicial system’s efforts to address the case comprehensively.