CHILD sex offences committed by council worker and athletics coach Jamie Osborn did not involve any Swindon youths in the care of organisations he worked with.

Osborn, 41, of Gooch Street, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment last week after cops found thousands of indecent images and videos of child abuse at his home.

Swindon Borough Council employed Osborn as a recreational assistant at the time of his arrest in late 2013, while he also worked as a coach with young athletes at athletics club Swindon Harriers.

Following his sentencing, each organisation has moved to reassure parents and guardians no children from the area were affected by the pervert’s actions whilst he worked under their banner.

A spokesman for the council said: “Jamie Osborn’s job at the council did not involve sports coaching or training, and he did not have unsupervised contact with children.

“He was suspended immediately after the police told us of the allegations.

“His role as recreational assistant involved maintenance work, cleaning, setting up equipment and cash handling.

“Any athletics coaching he carried out was something he arranged privately between himself and the club.”

According to an official athletics database, Osborn is listed as a coach to seven athletes, including one teenage girl.

A spokeswoman for Swindon Harriers said: “Jamie was a sprint coach with Swindon Harriers for many years and before that an athlete in the club.

“We were notified by Swindon Borough Council on January 14 about allegations and Jamie was immediately suspended from coaching and as a member of the club.

“We have involved British Athletics from the outset and followed their guidance throughout.

“As far as we are aware there has been no suggestion that this matter relates to anyone involved in the club either now or in the past.

“When people volunteer as coaches and helpers at our club they do so after we have received DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance.

“All coach-training includes children and vulnerable adult awareness and safeguarding policies are in place.”

Osborn had amassed a catalogue of media over a seven-year period and distributed them to like-minded people over the internet.

Canadian police provided a tip-off to Wiltshire officers after the North American force busted a firm selling paedophilic DVDs around the world.

He said he was distributing the material as a courtesy to an online community which shared his interests.

Officers in Toronto had raided a company which sold the DVDs and pictures. They found Osborn splashed out £650 on 25 movies with the firm.

After a search of his home in December 2013, officers discovered he had stored more than 250 videos and at least 2,450 pictures of abused children, some as young as two.