The son of British rock star Jim McCarty has been jailed for 30 years after posing as a charity worker to sexually abuse children as young as six. Simon Jasper McCarty, son of the Yardbirds drummer Jim, filmed himself abusing young children while pretending to be volunteering for their well being. Surrey-based McCarty - a musician like his father - is chairman of a charity which campaigns to protect street children in third world countries. Simon McCarty with his famous father, Yardbirds drummer Jim. McCarty has just been given a 30-year jail term for abusing children Ulterior motive: Simon McCarty with orphans in Nepal. He set up a charity campaigning to protect street children in third world countries
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Son of British rock star Jim McCarty filmed himself abusing young children
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Simon McCarty helped set up an orphanage and travelled the world offering 'drum therapy' to youngsters
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However his position allowed him access to hundreds of children
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He was caught when travelling through Hawaii when TSA officials found graphic child porn images in his laptop bag
Two of the victims were from the @placeholder and the third was from Nepal.