Paedophile paediatrician who worked at Great Ormond Street convicted over 'most serious' child abuse images

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The images found on Harper’s personal laptop were of children aged between eight and 14 years old, and included 21 category A moving images – the most serious kind,” the Crown Prosecution Service said. 'Horrifying' number of men view child sex abuse images online, police say At the time of his arrest, he was working at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. As soon as we became aware of Dr Harper’s arrest, his employment with us ended with immediate effect.” A spokesperson for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs St Mary’s, said: “There were no complaints made against him while he was working at the trust.” Harper also passed all pre-employment checks at Gosh, the hospital said. “We worked closely with the police to support their investigation and conducted our own internal review which found no evidence he misused his position during his short time at Gosh.” The case came after police warned that a “horrifying” number of men are viewing child sex abuse images online in Britain.