Paedophile snared with 14,000 vile child abuse pictures on five devices

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A vile Paisley paedophile has avoided a jail sentence after admitting to having more than 14,000 sickening child sexual abuse images.Beast James Connick stored 14,169 of the disgusting pictures on five devices at the Craigielinn Avenue property he shared with his 78-year-old mother.The 43-year-old admitted being in possession of the horrific images for almost ten years with his sick habit beginning with his first download in 2012.Yesterday at Paisley Sheriff Court, he avoided a prison term due to presenting as “low risk” and given his lack of offending history.Sheriff Tom McCartney imposed a “direct alternative to imprisonment” with Connick subject to the sex offenders’ register for three years and ordering him to carry out unpaid work in the community.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.Available on both Android and Apple.

Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocialConnick’s behaviour was uncovered in August 2020 after cops received information a device that was connected to the internet at the Paisley flat contained indecent images of children.Paisley Sheriff Court was told cybercrime unit cops raided Connick’s home on April 26 last year and examined five devices – each