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A dad who accidentally ­downloaded child porn is devastated after being told not to be alone with his young daughter.

Nigel Robinson says he was trying to load an album by rocker Slash on to his laptop from a music sharing website when he inadvertently opened depraved pictures of young girls.

The 43-year-old told wife Liz, 33, and the couple called police.

An officer arrived, took a statement and the computer was sent for examination.

Social ­services also turned up and asked Nigel not to spend time alone with his eight-year-old girl until the investigation has concluded, which may not be until November.

Scaffolder Nigel said: “I cannot take my daughter to the park, swimming or anything. It has been a nightmare.”

He added: “When I tried to download the album I realised all the files had girls’ names. I opened some and I was shocked to see pictures of young girls.

“I was disgusted and appalled. And I was really panicking.”

Nigel said: “I half expected to get arrested for downloading the music but I felt it was important to tell police because someone was uploading this filth.

"There will be nothing inappropriate on my computer other than the files I told the police about.

“I now wish I had binned the laptop. Whoever was uploading this will be miles away by now yet I’m under suspicion.”

The couple are being helped by relatives as they cope with the logistical problem of Nigel not being alone with their girl but say it has put a strain on their relationship.

Liz, a carer at a nursing home, said her daughter is now a victim too because she is missing out on spending time with her dad.

The mum added: “She is so quiet now – it has knocked her off her feet.

“It is hard explaining to an eight-year-old the reason she can’t be with her dad. Nigel is a brilliant father yet it feels like he is being treated as guilty until proven innocent.”

The PC was confiscated in November and the couple, of Keyingham, East Yorks, say they cannot understand why the inquiry is taking so long.

Humberside police says it is just following procedure and added that officers have no control over the time the laptop will be held for.

East Riding of Yorkshire council said: “Our social care team considers that, on the information it has about this case, it is a proportionate response to request that Mr Robinson should not have unsupervised access with his or other children.”