A self-confessed sex offender is disputing how many images he shared with other paedophiles.
Andrew Miller, 52, previously admitted downloading hundreds of indecent pictures and videos of children aged from five to 17.
However, when he appeared for sentencing on Tuesday, Miller, of Hepburn Street, Dundee, disputed a charge of possession with a view to distributing the images to other paedophiles through peer to peer sharing software.
His defence agent, David Sinclair, said only one video had been uploaded, however the crown said there were 39 videos made available to others.
The court previously heard how Miller’s stash of child abuse was uncovered after he asked his partner’s son to transfer a Star Trek film to a computer drive.
Miller became nervous as the film was copied to his hard disc, making the son suspicious.
He retrieved the drive when Miller was asleep and discovered indecent pictures and videos of male children.
A total of 42 videos with a run time of 32 hours 46 minutes were found, three of those at category A.
A total of 377 still images were also found, all were at category C.
Miller admitted possessing indecent images of children at his then home on Hebrides Drive, Dundee, between October 2010 and January 2015.
Miller’s defence team is to bring its own data analyst to challenge the Crown’s position at a proof of mitigation hearing to be held on December 17.
Miller was granted bail meantime and is subject to the requirements of the sex offenders register.