A repeat offender has been locked up after youngster abuse pictures had been discovered on his telephone.
Colin Stanmore was beforehand jailed for 3 years for downloading pictures of kid abuse.
Earlier than that he served a 15-month sentence for lewd behaviour in direction of a four-year-old lady.
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Stanmore, 42, of Montgomery Road, Larkhall, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court docket on Friday.
He admitted downloading and possessing indecent pictures of kids at his dwelling in November final 12 months.
Aga Mathieson, prosecuting, stated cops went to Stanmore's tackle with a warrant and seized his cell phone.
They discovered 5 pictures displaying kids being sexually abused.
Stanmore lived in Edinburgh when he was jailed for the same offence in 2006. On that event 579 pictures had been discovered on his dwelling laptop.
His lawyer advised the court docket on Friday that he had stayed out of hassle since then, including: "His psychological well being has been a problem, however he has a full time job."
Sheriff Linda Nicolson deferred sentence till subsequent month for background studies and ordered that Stanmore, who had been on bail, be detained in custody.
The Sheriff advised him: "Given the character of the cost and your critical earlier convictions, the chance is such that I am not ready to proceed bail."
Stanmore was additionally put again on the intercourse offenders' register.
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