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| A Derbyshire GP who downloaded nearly 90,000 images showing child sex abuse has been jailed for three years. | A Derbyshire GP who downloaded nearly 90,000 images showing child sex abuse has been jailed for three years. |
| Robert Manley pleaded guilty to 26 counts of making indecent images of children and one of possession after he was arrested in Heanor in February. | Robert Manley pleaded guilty to 26 counts of making indecent images of children and one of possession after he was arrested in Heanor in February. |
| At the time police said the images were found on a computer after a tip-off from the Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre (CEOPs). | At the time police said the images were found on a computer after a tip-off from the Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre (CEOPs). |
| The 46-year-old was sentenced at Derby Crown Court. | The 46-year-old was sentenced at Derby Crown Court. |
| Manley admitted downloading pictures and videos of children, including those in the most dangerous category, and storing them on computers and CDs. | Manley admitted downloading pictures and videos of children, including those in the most dangerous category, and storing them on computers and CDs. |
| He has been suspended by the General Medical Council and disqualified from working with children. He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders' register. | |
| Manley's arrest followed an investigation which began in Poland. | |
| Det Insp Sean Dawson, of Derbyshire Police's Public Protection Unit, said several computers and data storage devices were seized in the investigation. | |
| He will never be able to work as a GP in the UK again Derbyshire Primary Care Trust | |
| He said: "Our Hi-Tech Crime Unit spent a significant number of hours examining Manley's computer, going through thousands of disturbing images to ensure he was brought to justice." | |
| Sentencing Manley, Judge Michael Elsom said: "Society rightly takes a view of offenders such as you that only a sentence of imprisonment is appropriate. | |
| "The people who really have to be protected in cases such as these are the very young children whose images you chose to view and stored in what can only be described as very large quantities indeed." | |
| The court heard Manley used internet searches to find the images. | |
| Filing system | |
| He had relied on the "ignorance" of his wife and son regarding technology not to get found out. | |
| Timothy Achurch, prosecuting, said: "He [Manley] admitted that he used them for his own sexual gratification." | |
| Manley stored and titled the images into separate files, the court was told. | |
| He admitted that he was addicted to collecting the images and found it difficult to stop. | |
| Det Insp Sean Dawson on how Robert Manley was brought to justice | Det Insp Sean Dawson on how Robert Manley was brought to justice |
| Both Derbyshire Primary Care Trust and the Brooklyn Medical Practice - where Manley worked - reassured patients there had been no allegations involving his role as a doctor. | |
| Dr Alan Meakin, of Derbyshire PCT, said Manley had been suspended from the medical register and it was likely that he would now be removed permanently. | |
| He said: "Manley's behaviour is totally unacceptable in a GP or any health professional. | |
| "He will never be able to work as a GP in the UK again." | |
| A statement from Brooklyn Medical Practice said: "Now that he has been sentenced for his crimes, we hope to put the matter behind us." |