Bercy = french IRS headquarter... A senior finance official was presented on Thursday before the Paris Criminal Court, which ordered the referral of the case to September 30 and his placement in pre-trial detention. This 53-year-old man is suspected of having, since the beginning of 2017 and until August 30 in Paris, downloaded and possessed numerous child pornography files . In the box of the courtroom of the XXIIIrd chamber, the fifties, hair and gray t-shirt, **is stunned by the decision which has just been announced by the president. " The prison ? Is it really necessary?** he lets go, before leaving for the depot escorted by two policemen. He downloaded without hiding on the dark web The case began a few months ago when investigators from the juvenile protection brigade of the judicial police were alerted by Google services which denounced the actions of an Internet user. Last Tuesday, officials arrested the 50-year-old at his Parisian workplace before placing him in police custody at their premises at Porte de Clichy (17th). This man, who lives alone, confesses without difficulty. "He said he was waiting for the police because he had received an alert from the American Internet giant," said a source close to the case. It's still curious because this kind of person usually uses software that allows you to browse anonymously on the dark web. » During the search of his home, computer equipment was seized, which made it possible to get hold of dozens of prohibited files. “In fact, he suffers from an addiction to downloading naked women that he records on his computer media. And among the files are images of prepubescent teenage girls, ages 12-15 and the problem is he kept them,” our source adds. **Already sentenced for similar acts** This public finance specialist has already been sentenced for similar facts a few years ago, but he had taken no steps to meet a psychiatrist who could have helped him put an end to these compulsive habits. The prosecutor requested his placement under judicial supervision with an obligation of care, but the court considers that the risk that he will start again is too great to let him go free. "Sir, when you want treatment, just ask your GP," notes the president. His lawyer, Me Benoit de Lapasse, replies that his client was not under an obligation of care. He believes that “this arrest warrant shocks him, because the police had reassured his client by saying that he would not go to prison this evening. He suffers from an addiction. Pornography is a drug and this man is unable to find the strength to heal himself. He needs our help. »