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James Bulger killer Jon Venables charged over indecent images | James Bulger killer Jon Venables charged over indecent images |
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Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, has been charged over indecent images of children. | Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, has been charged over indecent images of children. |
The 35-year-old was recalled to prison in November and will be tried in private at an unnamed court, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. | The 35-year-old was recalled to prison in November and will be tried in private at an unnamed court, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. |
He served eight years for the murder of James, aged two, in 1993. | He served eight years for the murder of James, aged two, in 1993. |
He and Robert Thompson tortured and killed the toddler in Liverpool, when they were both aged 10. | He and Robert Thompson tortured and killed the toddler in Liverpool, when they were both aged 10. |
New identity | |
On 12 February 1993, James - just a few weeks short of his third birthday - was reported missing by his mother from outside a butcher's shop in the New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle, Merseyside. | On 12 February 1993, James - just a few weeks short of his third birthday - was reported missing by his mother from outside a butcher's shop in the New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle, Merseyside. |
CCTV images showed him being lured away by Venables and Thompson. His body was found two days later on a railway line. | CCTV images showed him being lured away by Venables and Thompson. His body was found two days later on a railway line. |
He had been partially stripped and beaten to death with bricks and a metal bar. | |
Thompson and Venables were arrested and charged within days. They were convicted at Preston Crown Court of James's murder, in November 1993. | |
In 2001, the pair were released on licence from secure children's homes - and granted lifelong anonymity with new identities - meaning they can be recalled at any time. | |
Venables was recalled to prison in 2010 for possession of child abuse images and breaching his parole conditions by visiting Merseyside. | |
He was released again in 2013 with a second new identity. | |
Following the 35-year-old's arrest in November, the Attorney General launched an investigation into claims his identity had been revealed on social media. | |
In 2013, two men who posted images they claimed were of Venables and Thompson were given nine-month sentences, suspended for 15 months. | |
Breaking the injunction that bans identifying the pair carries a punishment of up to two years in prison. | |
A CPS spokesman said: "The man formerly known as Jon Venables has been charged with offences relating to indecent images of children. | |
"In order that justice can be done, no further details are being released at this stage and the proceedings are subject to reporting restrictions." |