# Great British Bake Off contestant appears in court after child abuse images found

> Former Great British Bake Off contestant John Mincher charged with child sexual abuse images.
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- Published: 2026-10-19T15:57:46+00:00
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## John Mincher appears in court
John Mincher, a former Great British Bake Off contestant, appeared in court charged with making two indecent images of a child.
## Charged with child abuse images
He is accused of having two Category A images on one of his devices, the most serious classification of child sexual abuse material.
## Arrested in August
Mincher was arrested in August and subsequently charged before appearing at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court on Friday afternoon.
## Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court
He arrived wearing black trousers, a shirt and blue tie, then entered a not guilty plea to a single charge of making two indecent images of a child.
## Released on conditional bail
Mincher was released on conditional bail and will face a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court next month.
## Deputy District Judge Kate Harney
Deputy District Judge Kate Harney told the former television star he is accused of 'incredibly serious offences'.
## Former Bake Off contestant
Mincher, an NHS worker, featured in three episodes of season 15 of The Great British Bake Off two years ago.
## Bake Off opening episode
In the series' opening episode, celebrity chef Paul Hollywood crowned Mincher his star baker, with the contestant saying: 'I don't want to cry, but I'm so proud of myself and they're good tears.'

> I don't want to cry, but I'm so proud of myself and they're good tears.
## Left the tent
He later became the third contestant to leave the tent, before boasting of being stopped by star-struck shoppers in his local Morrisons.
## Confidence boost
It has given him the confidence to believe in himself and to know that he is good enough to achieve whatever he wants in life.
## Key takeaway

John Mincher, a former Great British Bake Off contestant, appeared in court charged with possessing two Category A child abuse images.