Peter Wilby
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 79 |
| Date of birth | November 7,1944 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | United Kingdom |
| Books | The Sunday Times Good University Guide |
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| ID | 758948 |
Peter Wilby Life story
Peter John Wilby is a British journalist. He is a former editor of The Independent on Sunday and the New Statesman.
Ex-Independent on Sunday and New Statesman editor sentenced for child sex abuse images
By Rachael McMenemyBBC News, Essex
A former Independent on Sunday and New Statesman editor has been sentenced for making indecent images of children.
Peter Wilby , 78, was arrested by The National Crime Agency (NCA) at his home in Essex in October.
Wilby admitted to officers he had a sexual interest in children and had been viewing indecent images since the 90s, while employed by national titles.
He was given a 10-month jail sentence, suspended for two years at Chelmsford Crown Court .
Investigators found 167 indecent images of children, 137 of which were Category A images, The Most serious.
'Betrayed trust'He admitted three charges of making indecent images of children.
Adam Sprague, operations manager at the NCA, said: " The Material accessed by Wilby and recovered from his computer showed real children being cruelly and sexually abused.
" He was viewing this content while working as The Editor of prominent national news outlets, a role in which he was entrusted to form The News agenda for The British public. A trust which he has greatly betrayed. "
Wilby was also given a rehabilitation requirement of 40 hours is subject to a 10-year sexual harm prevention order and was placed on the sex offenders register for five years.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
