Child abuse videos that would take five days to watch and thousands of indecent images of children were downloaded by a Dundee man.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard that Peter Kennedy, 48, had 5,461 child sexual abuse images and 1,540 videos including many at the extreme end of the scale.
The court heard police went to Kennedy’s home address on October 4 last year and forced entry. He was later traced at his workplace and was informed of the inquiry.
Depute fiscal Nicola Gillespie said: “The accused was cautioned and he told officers that they would find indecent images on his old laptop at his home address.
“Officers recovered 17 photographs, which clearly had indecent images of children, in the house.”
Mrs Gillespie said in light of this Kennedy was detained and taken to police headquarters.
She continued: “Whilst within the charge bar waiting area without prompting the accused stated police would find indecent images on two 32GB memory sticks.”
He told police that they were stored on the computer unit shelf in his living room.
“A full search was made during which the said items were recovered.”
The court heard a laptop, the two memory sticks and 17 photographs were taken for police analysis.
In total there were 911 images and 718 videos of serious sexual abuse and a further 176 images and 55 videos involving sadism and bestiality.
Mrs Gillespie said: “The videos would have taken five days to watch if watched consecutively.
“During interview the accused fully admitted downloading the images and printing some of the images.”
Kennedy, of Kerrsview Drive, Dundee, pleaded guilty to two charges of possession and taking or permitting to be taken indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children between July 28 2013 and September 22 2013.
The court ordered forfeiture of all items containing the child abuse images and Kennedy was added to the sex offenders register.
Sentence was deferred until October 13 for reports.