The investigation by Scotland Yard's Obscene Publications Unit into the exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in north London followed four complaints by outraged visitors who claimed the colour pictures were indecent and obscene. Police have already received letters from paedophiles threatening to appeal against their convictions for possessing similar material. The Crown Prosecution Service decision not to go to court was made despite strong protests from the police.ĭetectives are understood to have warned that a failure to prosecute would send the wrong signals to those in the child sex industry.
The gallery that displayed naked pictures of young children in the name of art escaped legal action yesterday.
