Lanarkshire deviant found with nearly 70,000 child sex abuse pictures and videos

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A man has been jailed for 16 months after police found nearly 70,000 child sex abuse photos and videos at his Kirkmuirhill home.Colin Dingle, 35, was also placed on the sex offenders’ register for 10 years when he appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.Dingle, who has no previous convictions of any nature, admitted possession of indecent images at his home in Craignethan View.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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