‘I downloaded abuse pics because I was curious’

A PhD student who downloaded disturbing sexual images of children and claimed he was just ‘curious’ was spared jail. Martynas Gicevicius, 28, downloaded the sadistic images and videos on a personal device on 21 March 2019, Southwark Crown Court heard. But the computational neuroscience student insists he only downloaded the prohibited material because he was ‘curious’. Defending, the PhD student Mr Maymont told the judge: ‘This is his only conviction. ‘The images were accessed out of curiosity.’ Gicevicius sank his…