Shropshire worker denies downloading child porn on office computer
A Shropshire office worker has denied downloading child pornography on his work computer.
Police computer experts found a total of 131 indecent images of children had been created on Steven Yates's computer at the office of McCartneys in Ludlow, Shrewsbury Crown Court was told yesterday.
Yates, 58, of Burford, Tenbury Wells, denies four counts of making indecent photographs of children between January 2010 and July 2012.
The court was told Yates had denied knowing about the images, telling police other staff had access to his computer.
Jurors were told the allegations came to light after a witness believed she had seen an image of a topless woman on Yates's computer while he was sitting at his desk.
Bosses at the firm examined the computer and his internet search history, suspended Yates and called in the police.
Cross examining for the prosecution, Mr Phillip Beardwell suggested to Yates he deleted his internet search history after he realised the witness had spotted what he had been looking at.
Mr Beardwell said: "You had been caught out."
Yates denied the claims and denied he was responsible for child porn images and said other people were able to work on his computer.
The trial continues.
