A SCOUTS assistant leader and disabled kids’ swimming instructor is facing jail after he admitted downloading a stash of child sex abuse images.
Andrew Gray – a special olympics gold medallist who now teaches swimming to kids – was caught when police raided the home he shares with his parents.
They found hundreds of sick child abuse images of young boys and girls on Gray’s computer following analysis.
Gray – who won gold in the 25 metre butterfly at the 2007 games in Beijing – could face jail after he admitted the charge at Dundee Sheriff Court.
Fiscal depute Saima Rasheed told Dundee Sheriff Court: “The accused has asperger’s syndrome but is not on any medication.
“Confidential information was received indicating that indecent images of children were accused from an IP address attributed to his home address.
“A warrant was executed on September 9 last year and the accused was traced along with his parents within.
“The warrant was explained to him and the accused stated ‘Can I ask when this was as I had a problem before’.
“His parents then explained about images they had discovered on his mobile phone previously.
“A search began and officers were informed that their computer tower was at a repair company, where a hard drive and computer tower were later seized.
“A full examination was carried out and it was discovered that both contained indecent images of children.
Gray, 37, of Dunmore Gardens, Dundee, pleaded guilty on indictment to a charge of taking or making indecent images of children at his home between March 18 and August 29 last year.
Sheriff Alastair Brown deferred sentence until next month for social work background reports and released Gray on bail meantime.
Gray was also placed on the sex offenders register meantime.
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