A Norwegian primary school teacher in his 40s has been sentenced in England for taking and possessing abusive images of children.

A Norwegian primary school teacher in his 40s has been sentenced in England for taking and possessing abusive images of children.

The man was arrested in Manchester Piccadilly. Photo: Richard Kelly / Wikimedia Commons

The man was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday this week, British police wrote in a press release.

English police wrote that they found several hundred sexual images of children on the teacher's mobile phone. It was said that the children who appear in the photo are no more than three years old.

The head of the investigation, Isabelle Fox, described him in a press release as “clearly a very dangerous man.”

– She said that a review of his mobile phone after his arrest showed that he had been in contact with many children online, including in Chile, and I have no doubt that he would have continued to try to find victims of abuse.

The fact that the man is an elementary school teacher, along with the confidence that implies, supports the degree of seriousness, Fox continues.

The man was arrested in Manchester this summer, when he was found with a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing.

On Thursday, the Norwegian was sentenced to three years in prison in England. He pleaded guilty to making sexual images of children, making sexual images of children, possessing “extreme pornography” and possessing illegal images.

Derby Crown Court, where the man was sentenced on Thursday this week. Photo: Malcolm Neill / Wikimedia Commons
Derby Crown Court, where the man was sentenced on Thursday this week. Photo: Malcolm Neill / Wikimedia Commons

The nursery teacher was previously reported missing in Norway, British police wrote in the press release.

VG has been in contact with Kripos, who has not commented on the case. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not yet responded to VG's inquiry.

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