Pharmacist struck-off over child sex imagesA former New Plymouth pharmacist has been struck off following a conviction for possessing child sex imagesA pharmacist who regularly downloaded and printed out dozens of child sex abuse images at his workplace has been struck off. By his own estimation he printed out 12 images two or three times a week, a hearing of the New Zealand Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal was told recently. Allen was finally caught when a colleague found the printouts, which Allen had thrown away with the rubbish. READ MORE: Former pharmacist Geoffrey Clifford Allen sentenced over child sex images​He later pleaded guilty to 17 counts of possessing objectionable publications and in December 2015 was sentenced to seven months' home detention. But its members concluded the offending was so serious Allen's registration, which he had held since 1976, had to be cancelled.

Source: Stuff January 26, 2017 02:18 UTC