A Larkhall man has been sentenced after he was caught with a whole lot of kid intercourse abuse movies and images.
Lee Hastie was positioned on the intercourse offenders' register for 2 years at Hamilton Sheriff Courtroom this week.
Sheriff Colin Dunipace additionally imposed a two-year supervision order and instructed the 21-year-old he might be electronically tagged for six months.
This can forestall him leaving his house between 7pm and 7am every day.
He admitted possession of indecent photos at an handle in Clove Mill Wynd.
The court docket heard police armed with a search warrant went there in September 2020.
They seized two laptops and a cell phone.
The gadgets have been analysed and located to comprise 321 indecent images of youngsters and 190 movies that includes youngster intercourse abuse.
Aga Mathieson, prosecuting, stated 65 of the images and 124 movies have been assessed as Class A, essentially the most severe.
Hastie has no earlier convictions and defence agent Andy Thomson described him as "a real first offender".
The solicitor added: "There's a background of melancholy and nervousness.
"He's remorseful and has been open and trustworthy with the social employee compiling what's a constructive background report."
Sheriff Dunipace instructed Hastie, who was deemed unfit to hold out unpaid group work: "I'm simply satisfied that I need not ship you into custody.
"However for those who breach these orders I take into account a jail sentence of 12 to 18 months."
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