A paedophile collected more than 10,000 indecent images over a period of more than a decade.
Simon Tomkins spent a period of around 12 years downloading a vile stash of pictures and videos of children aged as young as eight being raped. The 39-year-old blames his perverted behaviour on the breakdown of a long-term relationship.
Liverpool Crown Court heard that Cheshire Police raided his then home on Ventnor Close in Great Sankey, Warrington, on October 1 2019. Tomkins had been living at this address with his parents since 2007, when he had split up with his partner.
