Jamie Alexander Wheeler, a former educator, has been incarcerated after a coworker raised concerns upon seeing improper photographs on his laptop, along with a “paedophile manual.”
Jamie Alexander Wheeler, 32, was sentenced to four years and ten months in prison during his appearance at York Crown Court on Tuesday, May 16. He had already entered a guilty plea to a series of sexual offences. The offences Jamie Alexander Wheeler acknowledged included possession of a paedophile manual, three counts of producing indecent images of minors, six counts of sexual touching, eight counts of inducing a child to participate in sexual activity, two counts of capturing an indecent photograph of a child, and two counts of meeting a child for the purpose of engaging in a sexual act.
Jamie Alexander Wheeler, a former teacher formerly residing in Riccall near Selby and now in Leeds, was mandated to register indefinitely on the Sex Offenders’ Register and is subject to a 10-year sexual harm prevention order. The court was informed that, following Jamie Alexander Wheeler’s apprehension, officers confiscated 33 electronic devices, comprising laptops, phones, and memory sticks. Forensic assessment of the devices uncovered almost 26,000 indecent photographs of youngsters including 4,721 category A images – the most serious.
Officers also discovered the manual which went into detail about how to groom children in the lead up to abusing them sexually.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Claire Hudson of York and Selby CID, said: “The images found on Jamie Alexander Wheeler’s devices depicted sickening and very distressing images of children being abused. Behind every image is a terrified child that has suffered in the worst possible way. By downloading these images he has helped fuel the horrific trade in child sexual abuse images, re-victimising every child in those photos and videos.
“While we did not identify any evidence that he was directly involved in the worst kind of sexual offending, we did identify direct offences of sexual touching and other grooming offences to which he thankfully pleaded guilty and spared the victims the trauma of giving evidence at court.
“When his offending was discovered, we worked with our partner agencies to ensure immediate safeguarding measures were put in place, including his suspension from his job and conditions imposed to prevent any contact with any children. I hope Jamie Alexander Wheeler uses his time in prison to take make use of the help available to prevent re-offending in the future.”
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