Surgeon, 42, admits child porn offences after police find stash of 13,000 images on his computer 

Married heart and lung surgeon, 42, admits child porn offences after police find stash of more than 13,000 horrific images on his home computer

  • Surgeon Cristian Bogdan admitted downloading thousands of child sex images
  • Police built case with 13,096 photos and two videos of horrendous abuse
  • Said to be a respected consultant at the Royal Stoke Hospital, in Staffordshire

Married surgeon Cristian Bogdan, 42, has admitted to mulitple charges of possession of child porn images

A hospital surgeon faces jail next month after he admitted downloading, making and viewing thousands of vile sex images of children.

Married cardio-thoracic expert Cristian Bogdan, 42, was a respected consultant at the Royal Stoke Hospital, in Staffordshire.

But at Chester Crown Court,  Bogdan, of Congleton, Cheshire, admitted downloading, making and viewing thousands of indecent child images.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said they built a strong case against Bogdan ‘leaving him with no option but to plead guilty’.

They added that they had authorised the charges based on a total of 13,096 still pictures and two videos depicting sexual child abuse.

It was also revealed that a shocking ‘9,742 sexual child sex abuse cartoons’ were also found on computers at his home.

He admitted possessing indecent photographs of children, three counts of making indecent images of children and one of possessing prohibited images of children.

He pleaded guilty to all charges at a Pre-Trial Preparation Hearing (PTPH) and will be sentenced on May 24.

Cristian Bogdan was arrested on December 1 2017 at his home by officers from Cheshire Police’s Paedophile and Cyber Investigation Team.

In a search of the property, officers found several IT devices storing thousands of indecent images of children.

Bogdan was a respected consultant at the Royal Stoke Hospital, in Staffordshire, according to Damion Lloyd of Mersey Cheshire CPS. But he continued, 'At home he was searching for and downloading thousands of images of children being sexually abused'

Bogdan was a respected consultant at the Royal Stoke Hospital, in Staffordshire, according to Damion Lloyd of Mersey Cheshire CPS. But he continued, ‘At home he was searching for and downloading thousands of images of children being sexually abused’

Further investigation proved that he had actively searched for the images.

Initially Bogdan made no comment but on January 9 this year he went to Macclesfield Police Station with a prepared statement.

There he finally admitted downloading, viewing and searching for indecent images of children.

Yesterday, Damion Lloyd of Mersey Cheshire Crown Prosecution Service said: ‘At work Bogdan held down a difficult and respected job.

‘At home he was searching for and downloading thousands of images of children being sexually abused.

‘In interview he tried to downplay the amount of images he had, claiming he’d downloaded them in bulk and deleted most of them.

‘But it was clear that he was continually actively seeking out these dreadful images of abuse.

‘He had no previous convictions and had a responsible job yet he risked all of that in the pursuit of these crimes.

‘Sexual abuse has a dreadful impact on victims and the sexual abuse of children can have long lasting effects for the rest of their lives.

‘To view the images of this abuse and to make images of it is a crime and the Crown Prosecution Service, working with the police, will do all we can to bring the perpetrators to justice.’ 

Bogdan will be sentenced for the offences on May 24.

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