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Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, NP13
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A PAEDOPHILE caught with indecent images was a foster carer and worked with children, it has emerged.
Steven Breslin-Green was a registered foster carer and was “involved in a number of settings with children and young people in Newport”, the city council confirmed.
The 40-year-old from Abertillery was warned earlier this month he could be facing a prison sentence after admitted having nearly 200 child abuse images on his laptop.
Newport council said he has not worked “in any capacity” for the authority since it became aware of the allegations against him last year.
A spokesperson stated: “While he has never been directly employed by the council, he has worked in a number of settings with children and young people in the city including local authority settings.
“Breslin-Green would have been under supervision at all times in these settings and would not have carried out personal care without another person present.
“He was approved as a local authority foster carer in the summer of 2023 following thorough background checks.
“This was terminated in the summer of 2024 when the council was made aware of these allegations.”
None of the offences he has been convicted of relate to any children he cared for, the authority said.
“The charges he faced related to downloading images of children and do no relate to any child that he cared for or any local children,” the spokesperson added.
“However, that does not lessen the seriousness of such crimes as the young people in such images, wherever they live, are innocent victims and this behaviour cannot be tolerated.
“We, of course, share and understand the concerns of parents.
“The council, his employers and the settings where he worked were prevented from making public statements or discussing the case while legal proceedings were ongoing.
“However, direct enquiries from individuals have been addressed and they have been signposted to appropriate support if required.”
Breslin-Green pleaded guilty to three offences of making indecent images of children.
The defendant had 40 category A images, the most serious kind, 64 category B images and 91 category C images.
His offences were committed between April 22 and May 21 last year, Cardiff Crown Court was told.
Breslin-Green will now have to register as a sex offender.
When the defendant admitted the offences at the start of February, his barrister Gareth Williams said: “The defendant is a man of previous good character with no previous convictions and I would ask for a pre-sentence report.”
Judge Hywel James told Breslin-Green: “I’m adjourning for reports today but all options remain open in terms of sentence and that can include custody.
“I note you've got no previous convictions and on that basis I'm in agreement that a pre-sentence report needs to be prepared.
“That's to assist in terms of the court knowing more about you and in how to deal with the matter.”
Sentence will take place on March 6 and the defendant was granted conditional bail.