A Wishaw man was caught with child sex abuse images on his phones while being investigated for similar offences.

Robert Paterson also sent explicit photos to other paedophiles during online chats. Paterson, 39, was jailed for two years at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.

He admitted downloading the disgusting material at his home in Wishaw, and elsewhere between June 2023 and February this year. He also admitted distributing or sharing images, reports Lanarkshire Live.

Sheriff John Speir told Paterson he will be under supervision for three years on his release from prison. The sheriff put him on the sex offenders' register for 10 years.

The jail sentence was backdated to February 26 as Paterson has been in custody since his arrest. The court heard police officers seized a mobile

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