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An "obsessed" security guard who allegedly plotted to kidnap, rape and kill Holly Willoughby had millions of images of women when he was arrested, a court has heard.
Gavin Plumb, 37, is charged with arranging to commit "sexually motivated" murder and abduction of the former This Morning anchor last October.
Plumb is said to have spent nearly two years on the plan, describing it as his "ultimately fantasy", adding: "Fantasy isn't enough anymore. I want the real thing."
Prosecutor Alison Morgan KC began examining evidence before jurors at Chelmsford Crown Court, with Detective Constable William Belsham of Essex Police in the witness box on Tuesday afternoon.
Court artist drawing of Gavin Plumb (right) appearing at Chelmsford Crown Court today (PA)The officer said that Plumb was using a mobile phone when he was arrested on October 4 last year and it was kept unlocked while they filmed some of the messages on it using body-worn cameras. The detective said that Plumb did not initially provide a PIN for the device, but that this was later volunteered by his lawyers and officers sent the phone for a full download.
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Ms Morgan said there were a "vast number" of images of Holly Willoughby and other celebrities on Plumb's devices when he was held. She asked the officer: "We are talking about so many images you couldn't look at every single one?" Mr Belsham said: "More than tens of thousands, over-all in the millions." Officers examined 10% of the images and there were 10,322 of Holly, the court has heard.
Wearing a grey tracksuit top, obese and balding Plumb sat next to a prison guard in the dock as the evidence against him was read on Tuesday. A chronology of his communications and internet searches showed he had looked for "how to meet people who plan to kidnap celebrities" and "what does it feel like to be raped" and "where (sic) Jewish women raped in the war".
Plumb said in a WhatsApp message that he would make Holly Willoughby give "full permission" for him and another man to "do as we please to her", a court heard. In a message to a man he met online called Marc, he wrote: "Get her to cnc give us full permission to do as we please to her." A second message from Plumb added: "Consensual non consent we'll make her say we're aloud (sic) to do whatever we want to her and record it."
Plumb denies soliciting murder, incitement to rape and incitement to kidnap, and the trial continues.