‘His Dark Materials’ actor Daniel Frogson pleads guilty to downloading child abuse images
nme.comHis Dark Materials, has pleaded guilty to downloading hundreds of “sickening” child abuse images.The actor, from Nottingham, was found to have downloaded and viewed almost 850 images of children – some as young as three – on his mobile devices.During the case, which was held at Nottingham Crown Court, police also said they’d found 165 of the most serious category A indecent images (via Nottinghamshire Live).Nicola Patten of the prosecution said: “Two devices were seized and the defendant was arrested.
On them were 165 category A images, 88 category B and 592 category C. There were also three prohibited images of children and search terms showing a sexual interest in children.“He was interviewed twice in 2023 and on both occasions answered ‘no comment’ to the question he was asked.” Frogson pleaded guilty to possession of the indecent images.Judge Steven Coupland gave Frogson an eight-month jail sentence, suspended for 24 months.In his speech, Judge Coupland said: “The images I have seen are sickening.
Each of them is a real child being abused for the pleasure of someone like you watching. It is made worse because of the number of them – there were 848 indecent images – and it is made worse by the length of time you were doing it.
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