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| Langham loses appeal on sentence | Langham loses appeal on sentence |
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| An appeal by actor Chris Langham for a reduction in his 10-month jail sentence for downloading child pornography has been rejected by the Court of Appeal. | |
| The Bafta award-winner was jailed at Maidstone Crown Court last month after he was convicted on 15 counts of downloading images of children. | The Bafta award-winner was jailed at Maidstone Crown Court last month after he was convicted on 15 counts of downloading images of children. |
| Langham, 58, had denied the charges, claiming he viewed the images as research for a paedophile character. | Langham, 58, had denied the charges, claiming he viewed the images as research for a paedophile character. |
| The jury cleared him of having sex with an under-age girl. | The jury cleared him of having sex with an under-age girl. |
| A Court of Appeal spokesman said the appeal was rejected by a judge on Friday. | |
| 'Not a paedophile' | 'Not a paedophile' |
| He said Langham had the option to renew his application, but so far had not done so. | |
| Langham is due to be released early in the New Year after serving about half his sentence. | Langham is due to be released early in the New Year after serving about half his sentence. |
| The father of five, from Golford, near Cranbrook, Kent, is well known for his starring role in the television drama The Thick Of It. | The father of five, from Golford, near Cranbrook, Kent, is well known for his starring role in the television drama The Thick Of It. |
| At his trial, he admitted viewing the images but denied the charges, saying he was not a paedophile. | At his trial, he admitted viewing the images but denied the charges, saying he was not a paedophile. |
| As well as preparing for a role in the TV series Help, he said he was trying to make sense of sexual abuse he suffered as a child. | As well as preparing for a role in the TV series Help, he said he was trying to make sense of sexual abuse he suffered as a child. |
| He was arrested in November 2005 when video files of child abuse were found on a computer, a laptop and an external hard disk drive at his home. | He was arrested in November 2005 when video files of child abuse were found on a computer, a laptop and an external hard disk drive at his home. |