Court Case Result - Criminal Sentence
- Country
- England & Wales
- Hearing Date
- 26 June 2015
- Court Location
- Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey)
- Judge
- Judge Mark Lucraft QC
- Case Number
- T20147309
- Name
- Data Anonymised
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
Offence/s
Sentencing Details
- Total Sentence
- 1 Year 8 Months
- Likely Release / Eligibility Date
- 27/4/2016
- Sentenced Upon
- Conviction After Trial
- Distinguishing Features / Details
- He was found guilty of misconduct in public office at Ashworth Hospital, Merseyside, between February 2008 and October 2008. He was a security officer at the high security psychiatric hospital when he smuggled in a camera to take photos of a patient ('Moors murderer' Ian Brady) in order to sell them to a News of the World reporter. The court heard that the pictures were not of a good enough quality and were not published.
- Mitigating & Aggravating Factors
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Good Character / No (relevant) previous convictions
- Case Timeline
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- Crime Location
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Legal Teams & Authorities
- Chambers
- No5 Chambers
- Barrister
- Michael Charles Duck KC
- Chambers
- 23 Essex Street Chambers - 23ES
- Barrister
- Mark Russell Trafford KC
- Police Area
- Metropolitan Police Service
Defence Team
Prosecuting Team
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