Paedophile who lied to get job in nursery and had baby picture as screensaver jailed

Paedophile who lied to get job in nursery and had baby picture as screensaver jailed Kristian Parry should have completed a DBS check before he was hired but a flaw in the system meant his arrest for possessing indecent images of children was not flagged A man who had been convicted for possessing indecent images of children faked references to get a job in a nursery. Kristian Parry, 27, falsified job references to gain employment at a nursery. The fraud took place between June 17 and September 20 last year. Just a month before, in May, Parry, of Middleton, Leeds, was arrested at a nursery where he worked on suspicion of possessing indecent and prohibited images. Officers found thousands of images and videos he had downloaded onto his phone, including a screensaver of a baby in a nappy. Two months after his arrest, he got a job at a different nursery, reports Leeds Live. Parry was jailed at Leeds Crown Court in March this year for the indecent images offences and was also issued with a 10-year-sexual harm prevention order. Later, it emerged that he had applied for a job at another nursery, using the fake references. Parry should have completed a DBS check before he was hired. The check should have flagged his arrest, but it did not, as his new employer used the update service, which only checks for non-conviction information every nine months. A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police confirmed the force has contacted the Home Office about the DBS update service. They said: "We recognise that parents, guardians and members of the wider community continue to have concerns about the fact that an individual convicted of offences involving indecent images of children was previously employed in a number of nursery settings. We understand how distressing this remains for those affected." Parry was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Friday, October 23, after earlier admitting one count of fraud by false representation. He will serve the two-year sentence on top of the three years and eight months he is already serving got the indecent images offences. Detective Superintendent Scott Hartley, of Leeds District Police, said: "We welcome the additional conviction today for Parry’s criminal activity in falsifying references to gain employment. This fraud offence was detected as part of our investigation into Parry’s activities following his conviction in March for the possession of indecent images of children. "We fully recognise the concern this case will have caused parents of children using the nurseries Parry worked at and want to again reassure parents that no images of children in nursery settings were found on devices recovered from Parry."