CHILD SEX ABUSER DAVID WHITEHALL, FROM DOVER, PUNCHED OFFICER IN FACE AFTER POLICE FOUND HOARD OF SICK VIDEOS
A prolific child sex abuser punched an officer in the face after police discovered he had bought a new phone and started sending explicit images to young victims online.David Whitehall, from Dover, was subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order after being convicted for possession of indecent pictures of children at Canterbury Crown Court in September 2016.
But after officers found he had bought a new smartphone and had started communicating with children online, they visited his home on January 16 this year.
He was arrested and punched an officer in the face and attempted to kick and shove additional officers who arrived to assist.
The 37-year-old’s internet-enabled devices were later examined, and it was found he was sending explicit photos of himself while speaking to young people.
The paedophile was also requesting inappropriate images in return.
Investigators also located multiple indecent images of children and 27 videos of the most serious category.
"Whitehall is a prolific child abuser..." Whitehall was charged with eight offences, including making an indecent photograph of a child and assaulting an emergency worker.
He was remanded in custody and pleaded guilty during his first hearing at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court the following day.
Whitehall appeared at Canterbury Crown Court on Tuesday, where he was sentenced to three years and two months in prison.
