Sick Kids’ photographer walks free after child porn trial

By Andrea McCallum

A CHILDREN’S hospital photographer has been cleared of child porn possession charges.

Leonard Cumming, 59, was suspended from his job at The Royal Hospital for Sick Children two years ago after IT workers investigated websites being accessed from his computer.

Cumming told his employers he had been accessing indecent websites as part of a project to educate staff.

Yesterday (Tues) – on the eighth day of trial evidence – Sheriff Frank Crowe returned a not proven verdict, having been convinced that all images on Mr Cumming’s computer were legitimate.

Speaking outside court, Cumming would only say: “I’m glad it’s over – I just didn’t do it.”