August 16, 2005

Former priest jailed for child pornography offences

AUSTRALIA
The Age

By Stephen Moynihan
Magistrates Court Reporter
August 17, 2005

A former Anglican parish priest was yesterday sentenced to at least seven months in jail after he pleaded guilty to child pornography offences.

John Martin Crump, 59, of Mount Waverley, appeared in Ringwood Magistrates Court to face two charges of producing child porn and one of possessing child porn.

Crump was the vicar of St Philip's Anglican church in Mount Waverley when he was arrested and charged by police last September during the nationwide Operation Auxin, targeting child porn producers and users.

After his arrest Crump made full admissions, resigned from the church and is now working as a truck driver.

Posted by kshaw at August 16, 2005 11:17 AM