A north-east man has admitted being in possession of more than 400 indecent images of children.
Clifford Starton was caught at his home in Fraserburgh last year by police acting on intelligence who then seized a phone, a PC tower and two hard drives from the property.
The 39-year-old appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday and admitted taking or making indecent photographs of children between December 31, 2018 and August 8 last year.
Fiscal depute Felicity Merson told the court that a total of 408 indecent images and videos were found.
Out of those 71, as well as four videos, were classed as category A – the most serious.
A further 194 images were category B, while the remaining 144 pictures were category C.
Sheriff Graham Buchanan deferred sentence on Starton, of Heritage Way, Fraserburgh, until November 16 for a criminal justice social work report.
He also ordered that the four electronic devices be forfeited to the Crown.
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