Is Hugh Simon Evers getting to know children near you? What has happened to the deviant Eastbourne Paedophile Hugh Simon Evers.
A former principal of Highgate Junior School, Hugh Simon Evers, guilty of downloading disturbing photos of children as young as three, has been spared incarceration.
Hugh Simon Evers served as the esteemed head of the private school for students aged seven to eleven from 1992 until 2002.
However, his teaching reputation was severely tarnished last year when law enforcement discovered nearly 400 pornographic photographs of underage adolescents and youngsters on his personal computer being brutally raped and tortured.
One of the most unsettling images featured a seven-year-old girl, while others portrayed children as young as three and four.
Hugh Simon Evers admitted guilt to six charges of creating and having indecent photos of minors before Chichester Magistrates’ Court in December.
This Thursday, the 62-year-old received a 30-week suspended prison sentence.
During sentencing at Chichester Crown Court on Monday, Judge William Wood QC expressed scepticism that a man of Hugh Simon Evers’ education and ability would likely reoffend.
“As someone who has ascended to a prominent position in a reputable profession, you possess numerous commendable qualities that serve you well. Consequently, I am compelled to peruse the favourable evaluations regarding your conduct throughout your life, the contributions you have made to society as a parent and spouse, and in the execution of your professional duties.”
He stated: “Although there exists a substantial quantity of graphic indecent images that are disturbing to the public and this court, I acknowledge that you would never have acted indecently with any child under your supervision.”
It is unfortunate that you have cultivated a sexual attraction to minors.
Judge Wood informed Hugh Simon Evers that he deemed a prison sentence essential due to the cruelty endured by the youngsters seen in the downloaded images.
He stated: “As you are aware, there are genuine victims among those children – the children depicted in the photographs who are being abused.” They would not be victims if someone like you did not download and see these photographs.
In light of these circumstances, I believe it is imperative to impose a prison sentence for your actions.
Hugh Simon Evers concluded his teaching career upon departing from Highgate in 2002 and relocated to Eastbourne.
Hugh Simon Evers persisted in his voluntary work at another preparatory school in the coastal town of Sussex, while also volunteering at the local Citizens Advice Bureau and serving on the BBC’s Audience Council, which oversees broadcasting standards.
His retirement was irrevocably compromised last year when an engineer, summoned to repair his computer, discovered pornographic photographs of minors on his hard drive and subsequently denounced him to the authorities.
Upon his arrest on February 11, 2010, the disgraced teacher asserted his ignorance of the illegality of the images, which predominantly featured underage girls, stating, “The images were solely of an artistic nature.”
Sussex police discovered that from January 2007 to April of the previous year, Evers, who possesses no prior convictions, had downloaded 353 level one photographs, deemed the least severe.
However, Hugh Simon Evers had also preserved two still photographs and four video recordings categorised as level four, which is only one tier above the most severe classification for such content.
Hugh Simon Evers, residing on Meads Street in Eastbourne, received a 30-week prison sentence, suspended for 20 months under specified circumstances.
A 12-month supervision order and a prohibition on dealing with children were included.
Furthermore, he was registered as a sexual offender and mandated to pay £425 in court fees.
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