Post by Libby on Jan 26, 2009 22:00:05 GMT
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A convicted paedophile appeared in a tourist advertising brochure promoting a children's attraction, the Forest of Dean Council has admitted.
David Harper, 66, who was jailed for his offences, appears as the "Fat Controller" station master in an advert for a Thomas the Tank Engine ride.
The picture features in 50,000 copies of the Forest of Dean Tourist Guide.
A spokesman said: "It was a mistake and we hold our hands up. We have ordered all of the images to be destroyed."
Harper was sent to prison for eight years in 2007 after sexually abusing two boys aged 10 and 12 and placing 25,000 child porn images on his computer. It is the character of the Fat Controller not the individual which is promoting the attraction.
I would have thought even for a childrens' brochure checks were made about the people featured in any advertising. I know the paedophile is characterized as The Fat Controller, but the mere fact he was discovered is shame enough for the Company.
A convicted paedophile appeared in a tourist advertising brochure promoting a children's attraction, the Forest of Dean Council has admitted.
David Harper, 66, who was jailed for his offences, appears as the "Fat Controller" station master in an advert for a Thomas the Tank Engine ride.
The picture features in 50,000 copies of the Forest of Dean Tourist Guide.
A spokesman said: "It was a mistake and we hold our hands up. We have ordered all of the images to be destroyed."
Harper was sent to prison for eight years in 2007 after sexually abusing two boys aged 10 and 12 and placing 25,000 child porn images on his computer. It is the character of the Fat Controller not the individual which is promoting the attraction.
I would have thought even for a childrens' brochure checks were made about the people featured in any advertising. I know the paedophile is characterized as The Fat Controller, but the mere fact he was discovered is shame enough for the Company.
