Computer tech jailed on porn charges

A Kapiti Coast computer technician who copied images of naked children and pregnant women from customers' computers to share with an international porn trading ring was jailed today.

Ian Mead, 47, was sentenced in Wellington District Court to two and half years imprisonment after admitting dozens of representative charges relating to his offending.

Mead bought a computer retail and repair shop at Raumati Beach in 2004 and used it to stock a portfolio which included over 100,000 graphic images.

When police raided his home in February last year they found two computer hard drives with images stored under labels such as pre-teen, zero to two year toddler, and three to five year Asian.

Many were innocent naked picture of children apparently taken by customers while on family holidays.

- NZPA