A public service worker was accused of possessing a number of unlawful images that were identified on a multi-access work computer.
The Defendant denied knowingly downloading the unlawful material. The presence of the images was confirmed, however, the actions taken by the organisation in the detection and investigation of the digital evidence prior to Police involvement were found to have significantly altered the reliability of the evidence.
The Defendant was found not guilty of the allegations following a 5-day Trial at Crown Court due to the procedures taken by the Audit department.
