A junior Lewisham Paedophile doctor, Kabir Garg, has been sentenced to six years in prison for his involvement in a dark web forum focused on disseminating photographs of child sexual exploitation.
Kabir Garg, 33, from Lewisham, southeast London, admitted guilt at Woolwich Crown Court for aiding the exploitation of minors.
Prior to his arrest in November, he had been employed as a psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
The court was informed that Kabir Garg had served as a “moderator” of the site.
This entailed supervising the site’s operations, which included guiding private messaging on picture sharing protocols.
When he was arrested, the National Crime Agency (NCA) found thousands of indecent images on a laptop and SD card at his flat which had 522 category A images, which is the most serious category, external.
Examinations of his devices also uncovered numerous medical journals and articles that discussed the psychological impact of child sexual abuse on a child, which the NCA said showed he understood the “devastating impact such actions have on children”.
Bethany Raine, specialist prosecutor of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit, said his crimes were “especially shocking given his role as a NHS psychiatrist, treating vulnerable members of the public, and his understanding of the psychological impact of sexual abuse on children.”
She added: “When faced with the evidence of his crimes, Kabir Garg had no choice but to plead guilty.”
She said the case illustrated the determination of investigators and the CPS to pursue child sexual offenders, including those who have moved their “vile activity onto the dark web”.
“These sites are horrific and have no place in society,” she added.
At a hearing on 9 January 2023, Garg pleaded guilty to one count of facilitating the exploitation of children, three counts of distributing indecent images of children, three counts of making indecent images of children and one count of possession of a prohibited image of children.
After Kabir Garg was jailed on Friday, the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust said it hoped it the sentence brought a “sense of justice and closure to all those impacted by his deplorable actions”.
The General Medical Council (GMC) confirmed that Kabir Garg is interim suspended “pending the conclusion of a full GMC investigation”.
Upon the completion of the investigation, the GMC can refer the case to a full tribunal hearing where it will be decided if Garg will be struck off.
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