Chris Langham's sentence for downloading child porn reduced
{{date|November 14, 2007}}
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[[United Kingdom|British]] comedy actor [[W:Chris Langham|Chris Langham]] has won an [[W:Appeal|appeal]] to have the sentence reduced in his conviction for downloading indecent images of children from the internet. Originally sentenced to 10 months in prison, Langham's sentence has now been cut to 6 months, and he is set to be released today.

Langham, 58, had been found guilty on 15 counts for downloading [[w:child pornography|child pornography]]. Police claimed that several images found on Langham's computer were of the worst category, "Level 5" severity. However, Langham claimed that he was using the images for researching a character in a TV series called ''[[W:Help (TV series)|Help]]''. Dame Heather Steel, one of Britain's most senior female judges agreed that the sentence could be cut.

Langham was arrested in 2005. During his original trial, Langham was found not guilty of indecently assaulting an underage girl. He had appealed his sentence previously, but was rejected in October 2006.

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==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=Chris Langham given ten months for downloading child porn|date=September 14, 2007}}
*{{wikinews|title=Chris Langham found guilty of downloading child pornography|date=August 2, 2007}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7093905.stm|title=Langham wins early jail release|author=|pub=BBC News Online|date=November 14, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2007/11/14/6033/langham_out_early|title=Langham out early|author=|pub=Chortle.co.uk|date=November 14, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKL1488823420071114|title=Chris Langham to be freed from jail|author=Steve Addison|pub=Reuters|date=November 14, 2007}}

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[[Category:Europe]]
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[[Category:Crime and law]]
[[Category:Culture and entertainment]]
[[Category:Child pornography]]
[[Category:Chris Langham]]
British comedy actor Chris Langham has won an appeal to have the sentence reduced in his conviction for downloading indecent images of children from the internet. Originally sentenced to 10 months in prison, Langham's sentence has now been cut to 6 months, and he is set to be released today.

Langham, 58, had been found guilty on 15 counts for downloading child pornography. Police claimed that several images found on Langham's computer were of the worst category, "Level 5" severity. However, Langham claimed that he was using the images for researching a character in a TV series called Help. Dame Heather Steel, one of Britain's most senior female judges agreed that the sentence could be cut.

Langham was arrested in 2005. During his original trial, Langham was found not guilty of indecently assaulting an underage girl. He had appealed his sentence previously, but was rejected in October 2006.
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