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Autistic son and indecent images

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Autistic son

Member since
March 2020

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Posted Mon March 30, 2020 5:49pmReport post

In October last year two police officers came to our home on a Sunday morning and said our 22 year old son with autism and learning difficulties had downloaded indecent images of children,they took his computer and mobile phone.

since then we have heard there where 30 images rangeing between categorie a and c.

when he was 18 the police came to our house and said he had contacted a male and it was believed the motive was sexual, nothing came of that but now police advised us that this is going to court this time we are beside ourselves with worry

can anyone advise please

Tracey

Member since
December 2018

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Posted Wed April 1, 2020 11:52pmReport post

Hi

Has your son got a social worker if not it may wise to contact social services for him. Has he got capacity, does he understand the result of downloading and the affect it has on the children?

Try to contact the LF helpline, this won't be the first person with autism they have heard of so may be able to offer you some help and advice

Also, have you any autism charities near you or contact the NAS

I'm so sorry you and your son are going through this

Take care of yourself as well as him, be kind to you xx