Man jailed for child porn after wife donates DVD containing images to Charity shop
Gulf War veteran is jailed for eight months after he admits possession of 14,000 indecent images of children
A Gulf War veteran who downloaded thousands of child porn images was caught when his unsuspecting wife donated a DVD containing the material to charit
By Martin Evans, Crime Correspondent
Mark Rooks, 52, a former RAF bomb disposal officer had stored the sickening images on a DVD, that ended up in a pile of books and other items his wife gave to charity shop in Lincoln.
He was caught after a customer bought nine DVDs for £1 and was horrified to discover the child abuse images when h
e put one of the discs into his machine.
The police were able to trace Rooks when they discovered that he had unwittingly included his passport details on one of the DVDs.
Justin Wigoder, prosecuting, told Lincoln Crown Court: "This case arises because the customer bought nine DVDs for £1 thinking he could do something with them.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/05/33.jpg Mark Rooks, 52, had stored the sickening
When the customer took them home he opened the first one and he discovered it had the defendant's passport and an amount of adult pornography.
"He looked at other discs and one contained a number of items of child pornography."
The charity shop customer contacted police and Rooks was identified from the passport details.
When officers raided his home they discovered thousands of child porn images saved on a USB stick.
Rooks admitted that he had been viewing child porn images for the past 10 years.
He admitted possession of 13,969 indecent images of children between January 2008 and July 2013.
He also admitted five charges of making indecent images by downloading them from the internet and was jailed for eight months.
Judge Sean Morris told him: "These images are horrific. Some involved extremely young children."
Alex Rynn, defending, said: "He has lost his job over this and he has lost his wife. She is seeing a solicitor and is filing for divorce."
The court heard that Rooks had a lengthy career in the RAF including service with a frontline squadron during the Gulf War
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