Overview
- The Cardiff Crown Court trial, which heard evidence Tuesday, was told more than 6,200 indecent images of children were found or recovered, according to prosecutors.
- Police said they arrested Dylan Dawes at his Cardiff home on February 28, 2022, and seized a Compaq laptop, two iPads and a Freecom hard drive.
- Forensic examiners reported 185 recovered Category A images and thousands more in Categories B and C, with seven Category A and 453 Category C images still accessible on the devices, and Category A denotes the most serious material under UK law.
- Dawes pleaded not guilty and told police he had no knowledge of the files, saying some devices were left in open-plan offices or loaned to colleagues for work.
- Prosecutors said a Compaq laptop showed the search term “jailbait” and a file path linked to a folder named “Dylan,” while the jury was told the trial is ongoing.