Man found with 1600 indecent images spared jail
William Bruce pleaded guilty at Jedburgh Sheriff Court to committing that offence at a property in Cardrona between March 2013 and January 2017.
The court heard that 1,608 images and 216 movies were recovered from three devices, most of them falling into the category C section deemed to be the least serious.
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Hide AdWhen interviewed by police, Bruce, now living in Dunfermline, declined to comment.
Bruce was given a community payback order involving supervision for the next 21 months and controls over use of the internet.
His name was also placed on the sex offenders’ register for 21 months.