Child porn case nurse struck off
A REGISTERED nurse from Ditton who looked after vulnerable mental patients has been struck off for failing to tell bosses about his arrest for downloadingmore than 100,000 pornographic photographs and films involving children and animals. Richard Murray (45) was employed as a
unit manager by Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust at the time of the offences. In submissions to a professional miscon-
duct panel, meeting this month, it was heard that when questioned about his fail- ure to inform the Trust about his arrest Mur- ray stated: “I knewwhat the outcome would be and that I would be suspended. Iwas try- ing not to acknowledge what had hap- pened.” The Band 7 nurse, formerly of Fernleigh
Rise, was jailed at Maidstone Crown Court for 16 months for possessing indecent im-
Variety spice of WI talk AYLESFORD and Eccles WI will hold its monthly meeting in the Brassey Rooms, Sta- tion Road, Aylesford, at 7.30pm on Wednes- day, November 27. The talk will be “Variety Acts -Weird andWonderful” and the compe- tition will be a theatre programme/ticket. The recycling stall will be DVDs. New members are welcome. Call Eileen on 01622 715205.
Exploring history WATERINGBURY Local History Society meets in the village hall on November 20. The meeting starts at 7.40pm. This month’s talk will be Knole and the Sackvilles, by Lord Robert Sackville. Visitors are welcome. Ad- mission £2.50.
ages of children, extreme pornography, a prohibited image of a child and making in- decent photographs of children, which he admitted. He was also disqualified from working
with children andmade the subject of a sex- ual offences prevention order for 10 years and ordered to sign the sex offenders regis- ter for 10 years. In concluding the Nursing and Midwifery Council misconduct hearing, panel Chair Maurice Cohen said: “The panel bore in mind that Mr Murray has been engaging with the NMC process, andmade full, early admissions to the charges. It also noted that Mr Murray knew he should have told his employers about his arrest, that he was ashamed of his actions and recognised the inevitability of his dismissal. The panel, therefore, is of the view thatMrMurray had demonstrated some insight.”
A SPECIALIST team of voluntary officers has been formed to tackle rural policing issues in Marden,Staplehurst, Headcorn, Snodlandand the Aylesford (Valley of Visions) area. The special constables, pictured with Chief
Constable Ian Learmonth, will target rural crime, build relationships with farmers and businesses andoffer crimepreventionadvice. Special constables have full police powers
and work with regular officers on a voluntary basis. Kent’s Chief Constable Ian Learmonth said:
“We have so many different skills sets within the special constabulary, it makes perfect sense to use them in thisway.” Inspector Maxine Martin is responsible for
However, in striking him from the regis-
ter, itwent on: “Nurses occupy a position of privilege and trust in society and are ex- pected at all times to be professional. Pa- tients and their families must be able to trust nurses. To justify that trust, nurses must make sure that their conduct at all times justifies both their patients’ and the public’s trust in the profession. “The panel considers this order necessary
to mark the importance of maintaining pub- lic confidence in the profession, and to send to the public and the profession a clear mes- sage about the standard of behaviour re- quired of a registered nurse.” Murray was summarily dismissed from
the Trust on the grounds of gross miscon- duct following a disciplinary hearing on De- cember 5, 2012. He has 18months to appeal the NMC ruling.
Specials bring policing skills to rural areas
policing in eastMaidstone and says the intro- ductionof rural specials in Headcornhas been well received. “Headcorn residents say they feel safer and community issues are being resolved and I’m looking forward to establishing officers in other rural areas.”
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