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The Independent
6 days ago
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- The Independent
Ex-hospital consultant bailed by court on indecent images and voyeurism charges
A former hospital consultant has appeared in court charged with voyeurism, attempting to incite a teenage girl to engage in sexual activity, and making indecent images of children. Dr Matthew Isles, who worked as an ear, nose and throat specialist prior to his arrest in February this year, spoke only to confirm his personal details during a brief hearing at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Wednesday. The 53-year-old, of Whiston, near Cheadle, Staffordshire, was not asked to enter any pleas at the request of his lawyer and was granted conditional bail to appear at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on June 16. The hearing was told that 13 new charges faced by Isles, who worked at the Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital, Stafford, would be joined with similar allegations already being dealt with at the Crown Court. The latest charges, read into the court record by the magistrates' clerk, include one of attempting to incite a 15-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity. Wearing a dark suit and a blue striped tie, Isles appeared before three magistrates further charged with possessing extreme pornographic images portraying sex acts involving a person and live animals, three counts of distributing indecent images of children via messaging apps and one of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. Magistrates were told the former medic is also charged with observing a person doing a private act in 2023 for sexual gratification by recording them without consent, three counts of making indecent images of a child, one of possessing prohibited images of a child, and one of possessing extreme pornographic images 'portraying an act likely to result in serious injury to person's private parts'. The remaining new charge faced by Isles alleges that he was in possession of a 'paedophile manual movie' in February this year at Whiston 'which contained advice or guidance' about sexual abuse. The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) said in February that it was fully co-operating with the police in their investigation but it could not comment on an active criminal case. The Trust has since confirmed that Isles is no longer one of its employees.
BBC News
6 days ago
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- BBC News
Former Stoke consultant in court over multiple child sex offences
A former hospital consultant has appeared in court charged with voyeurism, attempting to incite a teenage girl to engage in sexual activity, and making indecent images of Matthew Isles worked at the Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford as an ear, nose and throat specialist before his arrest in 53-year-old, of Whiston, near Cheadle, Staffordshire, was told at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre hearing that 13 new charges would be joined with similar allegations already being dealt with at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on 16 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) confirmed Mr Isles was no longer an employee. He is further charged with attempting to incite a 15-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity, possessing extreme pornographic images portraying sex acts involving a person and live animals, three counts of distributing indecent images of children via messaging apps, and one of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a were told on Wednesday that the former medic was also charged with observing a person doing a private act in 2023 for sexual gratification by recording them without consent, three counts of making indecent images of a child, one of possessing prohibited images of a child, and one of possessing extreme pornographic images "portraying an act likely to result in serious injury to person's private parts".The remaining new charge alleges that he was in possession of a "paedophile manual movie" in February this year at Whiston "which contained advice or guidance" about sexual Isles was granted conditional bail to appear at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court next hospital trust has said it was fully cooperating with police in the investigation. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
20-05-2025
- BBC News
South Shields paedophile sent girl in USA sex messages
A paedophile sent sexual messages to a 14-year-old girl in the USA and collected images of children as young as three being raped, a court has Troughton, 22, amassed more than 1,000 indecent images of children, including more than 350 in the most serious category, over an eight-year period, Newcastle Crown Court was cautioned for making an indecent image in 2021 but ignored the "warning across his bows" and escalated his offending, Judge Tim Gittins who admitted attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child and three counts of making indecent images of children, was jailed for 16 months suspended for two years. Northumbria Police raided his home in Gateshead and seized his iPhone on 5 April 2023 after receiving information he had shared indecent images, prosecutor Omar Ahmad phone was found to contain 352 of the most serious Category A images, 356 Category B images and 518 Category C, as well as two extreme pornographic videos, the court also found Snapchat messages he had been exchanging with the girl in the USA, who told him she was requested naked pictures of her, with the girl sending him graphic videos of herself, Mr Ahmad also told the girl it was "so sad" she lived far away as he would have "loved to meet" her, the court heard. 'Abhorrent' and 'sickening' He made full admissions to police, telling officers he started looking at indecent images of children in 2015 when he was 16, the court mitigation, Fiona Lamb said Troughton, of George Scott Street in South Shields, had had a traumatic life but Judge Gittins said so had many people and they had not resorted to such court heard Troughton had no previous convictions but had received a police caution in 2021 for sending a Category C image of a child on judge said that had been a shot across the bows" but Troughton had continued with and increased the "gravity" of his Gittins said the images were "abhorrent" and "sickening", but he agreed with Probation Service experts who said there was a realistic prospect of rehabilitation in Troughton's sentence will include intensive work with the Probation Service and he will have to comply with a sexual harm prevention order limiting his access to the internet and children and sign the sex offenders register for 10 years. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Send your story ideas here.
