EX-LOCAL COUNCILLOR FROM NORTHAMPTON JAILED FOR CHILD ABUSE

A former school governor and ex-local councillor is starting a two-year imprisonment for downloading over 42,000 paedophilic images, including 2,500 movies. Alec Dyer-Atkins from Northampton was detained last year following a comprehensive international operation, known as Operation Twins, conducted by the UK's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit and overseas law enforcement agencies targeting online paedophiles. Dyer-Atkins, along with 45 others, was apprehended last July for their involvement in the Shadows Brotherhood, a major internet-based paedophile network. During the arrest, authorities seized significant computer equipment containing extremely disturbing images of child abuse, described by investigators as "horrifying images of child abuse". The operation was supported by Northamptonshire Police and led to the discovery of illegal and distressing content stored on Dyer-Atkins' devices. Commenting on the verdict, Detective Superintendent Mick Deats, Deputy Head of the NHTCU, stated: "This man had some of the worst images on his computers that officers from this unit have ever viewed. Dyer-Atkins lurked in chat rooms and bulletin boards, collecting both still images and movies, and he also provided security advice for other like-minded individuals within these chat room and bulletin board areas." He further emphasized, "Law enforcement is determined to identify, target, and prosecute criminals who abuse children online or offline. If people like Mr. Dyer-Atkins did not create the demand for these images, there would be no need for their supply. We are sending out a clear message that there is no hiding place for paedophiles on the Internet." Related Stories Paedo ring sysadmins jailed for 11 years International child porn ring smashed Police swoop on Internet paedophiles On stats and chatroom paedophiles Watch out! There's a chatroom paedophile about