Durai Raj, the Ash Green Paedophile, has been incarcerated after confessing to the creation and distribution of indecent images of minors. In May 2024, members of our Online Child Sexual Exploitation Team (OCSET) acted on intelligence indicating that Durai Raj had uploaded obscene photographs of minors to the internet.
A search of his residence led to the confiscation of seven devices, two of which included almost 170,000 photos and video data.
Although the 34-year-old, Durai Raj, initially asserted that he had accessed them over an eight-month duration, digital investigation revealed that it had, in fact, occurred over a span of nine years.
Officers also found that the files, classified by age and genre and involving multiple victims, had been disseminated online to other individuals.
Durai Raj, of Corley View, Ash Green, was arrested and later charged with:
- three counts of making an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child
- two counts of distributing an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child
After pleading guilty at an earlier hearing, he appeared at Warwick Crown Court on Wednesday (16 April) where Durai Raj was sentenced to 30 months in jail.
Durai Raj was also given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) for ten years and made to surrender all his devices.
Detective Constable Longmuir, from our OCSET team, said: “Durai Raj is a sexual offender who poses a significant risk to children.
“The material he possessed and shared can only be described as abhorrent – depicting the most serious sexual offences against children of all ages.
“The distribution, possession and downloading of indecent images is depraved and anyone who does it should expect to be prosecuted.
“Our team of specialist officers is dedicated to targeting those who use the perceived anonymity of the internet to cause serious harm to children.
“We will continue to pursue and identify those who are sharing material online of children, which is completely unacceptable, and I hope his conviction shows how we will leave no stone unturned when it comes to bringing offenders to justice.”
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