A former synagogue cantor has avoided being sent to jail after he admitted making and distributing hundreds of images of child pornography.
Fashion company director Jeremy Lawson had resigned from his position at New West End Synagogue in Bayswater, west London, last year for “personal reasons”.
The United Synagogue discovered the real reasons for his departure only when he first appeared in court earlier this year.
But US officials reassured congregants that Lawson had not attended any services since last November.
Lawson was given a 16-month jail sentence, suspended for 24 months, at Isleworth Crown Court last Friday. He will also be supervised by probation officers for two years.