Former police chief convicted over child abuse video granted court of appeal hearing
by Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent from on (#56EMP)
Robyn Williams was sacked in March despite never having viewed unsolicited video
A decorated former police chief has won two key battles in her fight to overturn her conviction for possessing a child abuse video and get her job back, the Guardian has learned.
Former superintendent Robyn Williams was convicted under paedophilia laws in November 2019 after being sent an unsolicited video via WhatsApp of a child being abused, despite never viewing the images. The prosecution accepted she had no sexual interest in children.
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