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flag Former cop Ian Walpole got a suspended six-month sentence for possessing 246 child abuse images, including severe material, after a 2024 probe.

flag Former Humberside Police inspector Ian Walpole, 43, received a six-month prison sentence suspended for 21 months after admitting to making 246 indecent images and videos of children, including severe material involving a 12-year-old boy. flag The content, found on two iPhones during a 2024 Police Scotland investigation, included 26 Category A images and 24 Category A videos, some with prolonged abuse, and attempts to delete or hide files. flag Walpole, who had a 21-year policing career, showed remorse, underwent self-funded rehabilitation, and retrained as an HGV driver. flag The court acknowledged the harm to victims and damage to public trust but accepted his remorse, lack of prior convictions, and efforts toward rehabilitation, leading to the suspended sentence. flag He was also ordered to complete 50 rehabilitation days, 100 hours of unpaid work, and a sexual harm prevention order.

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