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Scientist found with 68,000 child pictures spared jail

An eminent scientist has been spared a prison sentence after being found with more than 68,000 indecent images of children.

Retired neuropharmacologist Dr Charles Ragan, 77, of Oakley Road, Battledown, Cheltenham pleaded guilty at Gloucester Crown Court earlier to possession of the images.

He admitted having 1,063 of the most serious images that Judge Ian Lawrie KC said would have merited a prison term of at least two years.

But the judge said he would not impose a prison sentence on Ragan because of his immediate efforts to get psychological help and seek the support of his wife and children.


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