Wealthy accountant fined after being caught with child porn

A wealthy accountant has been fined £15,000 as a sheriff told him he should help fund the fight to catch other paedophiles.

Malcolm Kerr was told his money would go into the public purse to help investigate others like him who downloaded child pornography.

Kerr, 68, was allowed to walk free in Wednesday, but was hit with a massive fine after a court heard how he led a “privileged” life as a chartered accountant around the world.

Sheriff Lindsay Foulis said: “He is a man of not inconsiderable means and one can make one’s point with the imposition of a considerable monetary penalty.”

Kerr, 68, Easter Ballachraggan Farm, Dunkeld, admitted downloading child porn at his home in Dunkeld between March 25 and June 15 2013 and having illicit images between March 2013 and November 2014.

Sheriff Foulis noted that Kerr had worked in Vienna, Paris, California and Switzerland during his career in finance and earned a pension of £2,500 per month.