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Originally Posted by spiderplant
I assume the principle of mens rea applies, so you would only be guilty if you could reasonably foresee that it could contain illegal content
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What I came across in a later report suggests he could not use "mens rea" as a defence.
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Edwards admitted having 41 indecent images of children, which had been sent to him by a convicted paedophile, Alex Williams, on WhatsApp.
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While its not mentioned in that report, I saw in another report that these were over a period of time, not all at once.
You could only get that many, over time, if you stuck around waiting for them. He was guilty, and had little choice but to plead as such.