A paedophile chef was spared jail after claiming he was allowed to keep his job working in a pub.
Steven Finall collected a sickening stash of child abuse pictures and videos, including vile photos of toddlers being raped. Despite this, he was handed a suspended prison sentence and a court was told he would continue in his role as kitchen manager of a family-friendly public house. This was later disputed by the pub's owners, who said they only learned of his crime when it was reported by the ECHO.
Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, that Cheshire Police raided the 45-year-old's home in Warrington on January 13 this year after receiving information about suspect activities on Snapchat. Officers executing the search warrant seized a Samsung tablet computer and a mobile phone.
