London – In a deeply troubling case, Tom Dewey, the former borough organiser for the Labour Party in Croydon, has managed to escape a jail sentence despite pleading guilty to serious charges related to the possession and creation of sexual and “sadistic” images of children. Dewey’s now-former colleagues within the party continue to deny any knowledge of his criminal activities that date back to 2008.
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A National Crime Agency investigation uncovered that Dewey had been downloading “extreme pornographic images involving violence” and images depicting “sex with animals.” Most shockingly, he had amassed over 1,500 images involving the sexual abuse of children over a span of 14 years, starting from at least 2008 – six years prior to his employment with Croydon Labour.
