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Paedophile, 53, caught with video of young boy being abused after police seize phone at his workplace

A paedophile who was caught with a video of a fully-grown man sexually abusing an eight-year-old boy has avoided prison.

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Stuart Purslow, aged 53, had a sick stash of 673 child sex abuse pictures and videos, mostly made up of category A images - the most depraved of all.

He also sent a message on the Telegram app saying a schoolboy “would take a pounding”.

Shrewsbury Crown Court, sitting at Telford Magistrates Court, was told that police attended Purslow’s workplace in Telford on December 9, 2021 and seized his phone.

Purslow gave them the password and officers executed a warrant at his home, taking devices including a computer.