Mohammed Ahmadzai

A man who downloaded and distributed child sexual abuse images has been given a suspended prison sentence — as a judge questioned why he had been forced out of his restaurant job.

Mohammed Ahmadzai, of Ipswich, admitted three offences of making indecent images of children and three offences of distributing them.

Ipswich Crown Court handed him 12 months’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, alongside 120 hours of unpaid work and a six-month trail monitoring requirement.

He must also comply with a 10-year sexual harm prevention order and remain on the sex offenders’ register for 10 years.

The investigation began after the National Crime Agency alerted Suffolk police in December 2024 to someone in the county uploading child sexual abuse material.

The court also heard that Ahmadzai had lost his job at a fast-food restaurant after a public protection officer told his employer he could no longer employ him because of the offences.

His boss offered to restrict his duties to preparing food in the kitchen. Despite that, Ahmadzai was given 15 minutes to leave.

Judge David Pugh expressed surprise at the decision, saying employment could help rehabilitation and noting that Ahmadzai’s convictions were not for contact offences.

The judge said Ahmadzai’s solicitors intended to challenge the employment restriction with the public protection unit, and that his remarks could be passed on.

Ahmadzai’s sentence means he will serve no immediate prison term for the six admitted offences, but will remain subject to court orders and sex offender notification requirements.

Source: UK Database on Facebook