Priest Caught with Child Porn Spared Jail Term
 

A Roman Catholic priest who was spotted by a train passenger looking at child porn on his laptop computer was spared a jail sentence today.

Alexander Bede Walsh, 51, former priest at St John The Evangelist church, Banbury, in Oxfordshire, was spotted by a passenger on a train looking at a ?depraved? fantasy story, Oxford Crown Court heard.

He later admitted 18 counts of making indecent pictures and one of possessing them. All the offences related to a two to three week period in March last year.

Imposing a two-year community rehabilitation order, Judge Julian Hall credited Walsh as an ?intelligent? and ?thoughtful? man, adding: ?Your offending lies right at the bottom end of the scale.

?It is the more shocking because of your position, but that is not a reason for a more severe punishment.?

When told how Walsh, of Cheadle, Staffordshire, had worked tirelessly in his community for 25 years, the judge remarked: ?It is difficult to imagine a more admirable and productive life.?

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that's shitty he shoudl never be allowed out

not sure if the judge realized what he just did - he has set the bar now that anyone caught with CP can be free based on how much value they have put into the community or personal circumstances.

though it would be difficult to sentense him with hours of community service since that is what he does for a living - but definitely a ban on using computers for 10 years and not being within binocular range of children would at least show some punishment.

blame jesus..its all his fucking fault these preists are so fucked in the head :321GFY

Thats the last person that you will expect to have something like that.