what . There wouldn't be a paid job going where an employee could view pornography on work equipment.
would be grounds for (summary) instant dismissal as is a case of serious misconduct. (yes the brothels get away with it I spose )
Of course a 'dismissal procedure' must be followed to avoid any 'Unfair Dismissal ' claims by some gold seeking lawyer , just as in other serious misconduct issues under employment Law such as Theft, physical violence, Gross negligence or serious insubordination. they are not worthy of keeping on staff at any business .
unfortunately in this day and age the legal system is full of claims of serious Sexual harassment. It seems to come in all shapes and forms these days that lead to all sorts of issues.
Staff seeing someone with pictures on a screen of a sexual nature, is not only Very poor taste, terribly poor ethically, but also a type of harassment to those that know it's going on, and would effect productivity and co-operation in the workplace. It is incredibly easy to prove from the hard drive. Dismiss them instantly.
Wrong on all counts. You are as bad as @curious reading what you want to read as opposed to distilling the facts.
You make the assumption he tried to hide it. What if he wasn't asked?
In any case what was he hiding? That he watched porn on his office computer?
If you are talking about your post then not "clever" more salacious innuendo unbecoming of someone of intellect.
Given both you and @curious haven't yet identified the core issue with the case I can say that neither of you would meet your expectations of an RIB Stipe. Now what does that highlight?