Scientist jailed for having 500,000 images of children

AN ASTROPHYSICIST was jailed for 15 months yesterday after being caught with 500,000 indecent internet images of children.

Scientist jailed for having 500,000 images of children

During a “decade of dedicated downloading” married father of two Robin Phillips built up what is thought to be the largest child porn collection yet found in Britain.

The Canadian-based scientist’s “obsession” was discovered when plain-clothed officers spotted him taking up the skirt photographs of a schoolgirl playing on one of the Trafalgar Square lions during the summer. Shots of a second youngster were also found on his camera.

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