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An Adelaide, Australia, lawyer found guilty of possessing child pornography has denied he has any sexual interest in children.
Gregory Donovan Gwynfor Morcom, 36, has been convicted of six counts of possessing child pornography.
The South Australian Supreme Court has heard officers from the Organised Crime Investigation Branch found the images on two computers when they searched Morcom's Pennington home in October 2011.
He also has been found guilty of possessing an unlicensed firearm.
A ban on publishing Morcom's name and evidence relating to the case was lifted recently.
In sentencing submissions today, his lawyer Angus Redford said accepting the jury's guilty verdict did not necessarily mean accepting his client had a sexual interest in children.
"My client says he had no interest sexually in children at all," the court was told. Let me guess, he was doing research?
"Accepting the jury's verdict, from my client's perspective, doesn't necessarily mean that he has some sexual, prurient interest in young people."
The court is waiting to receive a psychological report.
Morcom has been late to court several times, including for the latest hearing.
Justice John Sulan says he is tired of waiting for Morcom and has urged him to be more punctual when further submissions are heard by the court later in the month.
"I don't know what's wrong with your alarm clock, or your clock or your mode of transport. Work on the basis that you've got to be here at nine so you're here before 9:30," the judge told Morcom.
"Frankly I'm starting to get a little tired of waiting." There's one way to make sure he's there on time.
#childsexualabuse
An Adelaide, Australia, lawyer found guilty of possessing child pornography has denied he has any sexual interest in children.
Gregory Donovan Gwynfor Morcom, 36, has been convicted of six counts of possessing child pornography.
The South Australian Supreme Court has heard officers from the Organised Crime Investigation Branch found the images on two computers when they searched Morcom's Pennington home in October 2011.
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| Morcom practised law from home. |
A ban on publishing Morcom's name and evidence relating to the case was lifted recently.
In sentencing submissions today, his lawyer Angus Redford said accepting the jury's guilty verdict did not necessarily mean accepting his client had a sexual interest in children.
"My client says he had no interest sexually in children at all," the court was told. Let me guess, he was doing research?
"Accepting the jury's verdict, from my client's perspective, doesn't necessarily mean that he has some sexual, prurient interest in young people."
The court is waiting to receive a psychological report.
Morcom has been late to court several times, including for the latest hearing.
Justice John Sulan says he is tired of waiting for Morcom and has urged him to be more punctual when further submissions are heard by the court later in the month.
"I don't know what's wrong with your alarm clock, or your clock or your mode of transport. Work on the basis that you've got to be here at nine so you're here before 9:30," the judge told Morcom.
"Frankly I'm starting to get a little tired of waiting." There's one way to make sure he's there on time.
#childsexualabuse
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