Tattoo artist accused of inking schoolchildren in his home arrested
by Greig Box-Turnbull
Published : April 8, 2011
UNITED KINGDOM – A TATTOO artist is led away in handcuffs after being accused of illegally inking children as young as 12.
Alan Newbon, 62, allegedly ran an unlicensed shop above his home for youngsters under the age of 18 to have tattoos.
He was busted after a police officer noticed a 16-year-old cadet had the words “mum” and “dad” inked on his wrists.
PC Gary Gunnell said: “I thought it was strange he had them on his wrists because you’d think if you were having a sneaky one done you’d have it where no one would see it.”
The boy, who paid £35 for his tattoos, described “a queue of schoolchildren” waiting to get Newbon’s designs.
“We know of at least three other victims but we think there have been more,” said PC Gunnell.
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And a neighbor said: “I’ve seen some kids who couldn’t have been much older than 12 or 13 leaving his house.”
But officers believe most of the youngsters Newbon tattooed were aged between 14 and 15.
Police raided Newbon’s studio in New Addington, Surrey, on Wednesday, finding business cards, inks, needles and stencils.
He claimed he was just storing equipment.
He was yesterday released on bail. The maximum fine for tattooing a person under the age of 18 is £50.
Source : Daily Mail
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1 alan newbon // Jul 30, 2011 at 6:49 pm
i feel although this has been on here for a while , i must comment , first of all i do not tattoo kids as young as 12 as stated , if i was dont you think i would of been charged for it , also i think the parents of kids that age might of come to see me ???? just a thought , i didnt and do not run a studio for under age kids as you have said , in fact i dont run a studio at all , i used run a shop , but i only tattoo friend and family at my home , so i wish you would get the facts right , the way it has been reported is to make things sound much worse that they actually are , lies mostly by the police and in fact newspapers ,and as far as the person i am accused of tattooing i dont know if i tattooed him , in fact i`m sure i refused to tattoo him , 1 because of his age and 2 i didnt know him , and as for a queue of school kids lined up at my house i dont think so , and where i live nobody could see anybody entering of leaving unless they stood out side my house all day , maybe it was my grand kids cos they are the only ones of that age that come to my house ???? so i think you and any other people commenting or just putting it in print should really get the truth , i have tattooed for over 30 years and have never had anything like this , but this is the way things are nowadays , something is printed or said and everyone thinks its the truth before ever knowing , all to quick to judge and slag off , there for the grace of god go most people , alan newbon
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