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TV composer David Poore sentenced for possessing indecent images of children
Overview
Award-winning television music composer David Poore has been sentenced at Bristol Crown Court after police found over 1,000 illegal images of children on his computer. Poore, who admitted to making and possessing indecent images, received an 18-month community order, a five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order, 100 hours of unpaid work, a £500 fine, and £150 in prosecution costs.
Key points
- David Poore, a 59-year-old TV music composer from Bristol, admitted to making indecent images of children and possessing a prohibited image.
- Police found more than 1,000 illegal images on his computer, including one of a child as young as two, following a referral from Google in September 2021.
- Poore was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court to an 18-month community order by Judge Anna Richardson.
- He was also given a five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order, ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work, fined £500, and ordered to pay £150 in prosecution costs.
- Poore previously won a BAFTA for his work on David Attenborough's Life in Cold Blood and was nominated for a Royal Television Society award for Springwatch.