Matthew Seekings and others shared about 4,000 indecent images of children over six years.
A former Met Police worker who talked on social media with others about the sexual abuse of children has avoided being jailed
About 4,000 indecent images of children were shared in their conversations, Birmingham Crown Court heard.Their conversations on X between April 2015 and June 2021 were "shocking, repulsive and alarming" and included "vile" racism about black children, prosecutor Timothy Harrington told the court. Kent told police the messages were "fantasy chat" and he regretted he "allowed himself to get drawn into these conversations".
He told Seekings, as a former worker for the Met Police, it was "a real concern that you were happy to carry out these offences".
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