A 30-YEAR-OLD man who downloaded indecent images of children has been placed on the Sex Offender’s Register for three years.

Police raided Kenneth MacKenzie’s home address near Chirnside after being alerted that someone in the house, on three separate occasions, had accessed the internet for indecent images of children.

Prosescutor Tessa Bradley told Selkirk Sheriff Court that on the hard drive eight indecent images were recovered - one at level two, three at level three and four at level four. Level four is the second most serious level featuring penetrative sexual activity involving a child, or children and adults.

She said the search engine had the search term phrases usually associated with indecent images of children.

Ms Bradley said on the laptop 357 indecent images were found, the vast majority being at level one which was the least serious. There was one at level two and two at level four.

MacKenzie was also given a three year community pay back order.