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Scientist jailed for 500,000 child porn images

An astrophysicist was jailed for 15 months today after being caught with 500,000 indecent internet images of children.

Scientist jailed for 500,000 child porn images

Tue, 28 Nov, 2006 - 15:20

An astrophysicist was jailed for 15 months today after being caught with 500,000 indecent internet images of children.

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

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Courts Heathrow Place: Britain Place: Trafalgar Square Place: London Place: Cansiron Lane, East Grinstead, West Sussex Place: Alberta, Canada Person: Robin Phillips Person: Phillips Person: Paul Dodgson Organisation: Southwark Crown Court

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