November 2026

Worcester paedophile had child rape images

A Worcester paedophile who possessed hundreds of indecent images of children, including 477 in the most serious category, has avoided a prison sentence

Daniel McCaffery, 39, of Keren Drive, Norton, was handed a two-year prison sentence, suspended for two years, after admitting a series of offences spanning more than a decade.

Worcester Crown Court heard that his collection included 836 indecent images of children:

477 Category A images — the most serious category.

223 Category B images.

136 Category C images.

McCaffery also possessed 33 images depicting sexual acts involving a horse and a dog.

In a separate offence, he shared a video of a woman in an intimate state without her consent, for his own sexual gratification or that of someone else.

Despite the scale and seriousness of the offending, McCaffery was given a suspended sentence, meaning he was not sent immediately to prison.

He was ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work, while his devices were ordered to be forfeited and destroyed. The court also imposed a restraining order to protect the victim of the video-sharing offence.

McCaffery was placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years and made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for the same period.