A horrified shop worker found a picture of a young boy being sexually abused on a phone which had been left behind by a pervert.
Dean Moore left his phone at a shop described as being "like a pawnbrokers" in October 2020 in order to secure a cash loan. When he didn't return for it, the shop took ownership of it and began deleting data but were shocked to find an image of a young boy being abused and police were called.
On that phone and another device, were 22 of the most serious, category A images, 44 category B and three category C. Then in 2022, police got a referral from the National Crime Agency about communication between Moore and an undercover operative online, in which the sexual abuse of children was discussed.
