Grandad spent 14 years hoarding nearly 350,000 indecent images of children as young as three
A paedophile compared his collection of nearly 350,000 indecent images of children to a "piece of stolen art".
Oliver Saddington, prosecuting, described how a total of 14 electronic devices were seized from the property, with eight subsequently being found to hold illegal contents. This amounted to 742 indecent images in category A - those showing the most serious forms of abuse - as well as 620 in category B and 342,399 in category C.
Anna Duke, defending, told the court: "For a man of his age, to now receive a conviction for something of this nature is extremely devastating for his family. His children have now completely ostracised him. "The defendant would have no qualms if you were to send him immediately to custody today. That is why he has come to court with a very heavy bag.
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