A BERWICKSHIRE man has been ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work for possessing indecent photographs of children.
Graham Whitson had denied the offence at a property in Glebe Park, Duns, on September 20, 2016.
But the 32-year-old, who gave an address in the village of Burnmouth, was found guilty following a trial.
Defence lawyer Stephanie Clinkscale said her client had lost his job as a result of the offence but was hoping to start his own welding business.
In addition to the unpaid work to be carried out within a nine month period, Whitson was also placed on supervision for one year and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for a year.
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