BBC project manager, 58, is caught watching child abuse videos on group Zoom call in police sting
- Duncan Wheelhouse, 58, took part in a Zoom call where he watched child abuse
- National Crime Agency were also on call and captured evidence of sexual abuse
- Wheelhouse, of Oxford, admitted making indecent photographs of children
- Wheelhouse is on unconditional bail until sentencing at Kingston Crown Court
Duncan Wheelhouse, 58, has admitted two counts of making indecent images of children and will be sentenced at a later date
A BBC project manager watched child abuse on a group Zoom call, a court heard.
Duncan Wheelhouse, 58, was trapped in a sting involving the National Crime Agency (NCA) on 23 March 2018, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard.
The NCA officer captured images and videos of child sexual abuse which were shared with others on a Zoom call.
Arfan Ahmed, prosecuting, said: ‘Between those two dates the defendant engaged in a virtual meeting on Zoom, corresponding with other people discussing child abuse, watching child abuse images being live-streamed.
‘An officer from the National Crime Agency has effectively captured this evidence.
‘We place this in a category A, the starting point is one year custody.’
Miles Herman, defending, said: ‘We will be arguing strongly in due course that this is a case that the court can impose a non-custodial sentence in.
‘Mr Wheeler is of hitherto good character and comes to the court having pleaded guilty to the offences.’
Wheeler, who admitted making indecent images appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court where he was granted unconditional bail ahead of a sentencing hearing on a date to be fixed
Following his guilty plea Wheelhouse was ordered to register as a sex offender at his local police station in Oxford.
Wheelhouse, of Oxford, admitted two counts of making indecent photographs of children and was granted unconditional bail ahead of sentence at Kingston Crown Court on a date to be fixed.