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Criss Robert Outram

Alias

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Offences

20 charges of possessing Internet child pornography over a ten year period to March 2007, comprising some 1000 images depicting the sexual abuse of babies and toddlers, and sexual acts between adult males and pre-teen girls

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1952

Current Location

Was on home detention in Christchurch

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to 9 months home detention, plus 200 hours of community work with special conditions in April 2009

Background
NZ Herald story here
Voxy story here
TV3 story here
Christchurch Court News story here

Story from the Christchurch Press 18th April 2009
Home detention given to a Christchurch man with more than 1000 child sex abuse files on his computers is "manifestly inadequate", an anti-abuse advocate says. Criss Robert Outram, 57, was sentenced to nine months home detention and 200 hours community service yesterday.

In the Christchurch District Court Outram pleaded guilty guilty to 20 charges relating to child sex abuse images, videos and text files spanning back 10 years. Images included one of bestiality and involved young girls, toddlers and babies. Crown prosecutor Sara Jamieson said the Department of Internal Affairs, which brought the prosecution, believed home detention was not an appropriate sentence.

However, Judge Phillip Moran said while the images were "disturbing, repugnant" and exploitation of a child of the "worst kind", Outram had suffered "shame, embarrassment and humiliation".

"You have already suffered loss and punishment as a result of your offending coming to light. Your sons have left home and you have lost your job." Other mitigating factors included the prosecution taking 12 months to lay charges, and that Outram had been attending counselling with the STOP programme since being discovered, the judge said.

"You have been outed, your wife knows about it and she will be living in the same house as you. There is nothing to suggest you are a significant risk to offend against children."

The maximum penalty for possessing child sex abuse images was five years' imprisonment and the community expected the court to denounce such offending, the judge said. "For those who may quibble with home detention - Section 16 of the Sentencing Act demands I have regard to keeping you in the community 'as far as that is practicable and consonant with the safety of the community' ."

Outram's case was consistent with Section 8 of the act in which he "must impose the least restrictive outcome that is appropriate in the circumstances", the judge said. Aggravating features included the large number of child sex abuse files; the prolonged offending; the premeditation in the sense Outram "went looking for it"; the victims were vulnerable children - some very young - subjected to sexual abuse.

Stop Demand founder Denise Ritchie said the home detention sentence was "manifestly inadequate". "When you take account of the 10-year period of offending, the gravity of the images and the young ages of girls, toddlers and babies Outram should have received a lengthy term of imprisonment closer to the five- year maximum. "Without appropriate treatment and intervention, anyone that has nurtured and fed a 10-year habit of sex linked to young children does pose a risk to the community," she said.

Ritchie said the sentence highlighted the need for education and training among some members of the judiciary because of the "constant trivialisation" of child sex abuse cases.

"The courts seem to take little, if any, account of the incalculable damage inflicted on the multiple child victims. These kids are raped, violated and degraded so men like Outram can get sexual arousal and effectively revictimise the children again by getting off on their violation."

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