In 2019, the Offender Database recorded that Terrence Inglis, then 66, of Infirmary Walk, Worcester, Worcestershire, was sentenced for creating “sophisticated” and “troubling” indecent pseudo images of children. On Friday, 21 June 2019, Inglis appeared at Worcester Crown Court, where he was handed a two-year community order. The court reported that the retired primary school teacher, who had been disowned by his family, was reported to the police by his own daughter.
The investigation established that Inglis used the computer program Paint to doctor images, cutting and pasting the heads of girls as young as six onto adult bodies in sexual poses. He further manipulated these “fantasy” pictures by adding his own head onto the bodies of adult males to simulate sexual activity with children. His daughter discovered folders titled “kiddie” and “naked pics” on his laptop while visiting his flat and immediately took the device to Worcester Police Station. Inglis admitted to making 653 indecent pseudo images, including 260 at Category A, the most serious classification.
Judicial Findings and Investigative Detail
The court reported that Inglis had been a teacher for 35 years, 30 of which were in primary schools, though he claimed he never had sexual thoughts about children during his career. Worcester Crown Court heard that his interest in “forbidden” fantasy pictures had developed over the two years prior to his arrest. Judge Nicolas Cartwright noted that while no real children were depicted in the specific manipulated images, the defendant clearly possessed a “very troubling” sexual interest in young girls.
The judge noted that Inglis had “lost everything,” including his character and access to his three children and two grandchildren. For his actions in Worcester, he was ordered to complete a 40-day rehabilitation activity requirement. The prosecution reported that just days after his guilty plea, an offender manager discovered further similar images on his devices, which would be subject to a separate 12-month forensic investigation due to a backlog in the courts.
Sentence and Statutory Requirements
For his crimes in England, Terrence Inglis was handed:
- Community Order: Two years.
- Rehabilitation: 40 rehabilitation activity requirement days.
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements were activated for five years.
- SHPO: A five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
- Child Contact Ban: Prohibited from unsupervised contact with children under 16.
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Worcester Crown Court following guilty pleas.
Monitoring and Public Protection
Inglis is managed under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) by West Mercia Police and the Probation Service. Due to the “deliberate and sophisticated” nature of the image manipulation in Worcester, Worcestershire, his management is subject to oversight by the Public Protection Unit.
As a member of the Sex Offenders Register, Inglis must comply with notification requirements regarding his residence in Infirmary Walk, Worcester, for the next five years. Authorities state that his SHPO is a vital tool for preventing further offending, as it specifically bans him from deleting files, using incognito mode, or private browsing. Any breach of his registration conditions, the SHPO, or his community order will result in immediate arrest and a return to Worcester Crown Court.
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