Jury accepts IT technician ‘accidentally’ downloaded 500 pictures of children

An IT support technician who said he accidentally downloaded over 500 images of children on Snapchat has been cleared of making indecent photographs. Christopher Burmis, 25, had some of the most serious category of pictures, but denied ever viewing them. Burmis, of Gravesend, Kent, denied seven charges of making indecent photographs of a child and was cleared by an Old Bailey jury today (fri) after they deliberated seven hours and 21 minutes of deliberation. Appearing in court wearing a grey…