A paedophile caught with thousands of indecent images of children said he "didn't realise it was illegal".
Tony Collins was caught with over 15,000 indecent photographs of children, some as young as five, as well as female underwear. Liverpool Crown Court heard on Monday that police officers, acting on intelligence, searched the 49-year-old's address on May 20, 2021.
Prosecuting, Sarah Holt, said during the search, a number of electronic devices were found, including a Samsung phone, a hard drive and a laptop, as well as a collection of female underwear, some of which were identified as "children's knickers". Ms Holt told the court that upon examination of the electronic devices thousands of indecent images were found.
