An Oxford trainee teacher who shared over 1,000 videos of newborn babies being raped has walked free.

Jacob Chouffot, of Iffley, distributed and received more than 1,000 of the most serious Category A films and photos between 2015 and 2019

Yet despite the severity of the offences, the 26-year-old was not given a custodial sentence when appearing in Oxford Crown Court this week.

This was because the judge said he was not a direct danger to the public after Chouffot admitted 14 counts of making, possessing and distributing child abuse images.

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Chouffot was arrested in November 2022 and quit his job shortly afterwards having admitted in a police interview to possessing the media which he shared on WhatsApp and Telegram.

He was then charged 18 months later in July of this year and pleaded guilty at his first hearing.

The court heard he used two phones to share and store photos and videos with one phone containing 570 Category A images.

This vile collection including as many as 484 videos which featured children as young as six months.

His other device contained 462 Category A snaps and clips of newborn babies while across the two phones, he had 228 Category B and 63 Category C photos.

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Chouffot was made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order while he must also now do 30 rehab sessions as well as 180 hours of unpaid work.

In addition, the 26-year-old must also sign the sex offenders register for ten years.

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