A BORDERS man who had more than 12,000 images and videos of child pornography and bestiality has been jailed for 30 months.
One video featured a vulnerable woman engaging in sexual activity with a dog which belonged to Brian Meins.
The 53-year-old Meins, of Jedburgh, pleaded guilty to having indecent photos of children at his Castlegate home between May 2015 and November last year.
He also pleaded guilty to making indecent photos of children and possessing extreme pornographic images featuring sexual activity between humans and animals.
Jedburgh Sheriff Court heard that police received information that Meins was in possession of indecent images of children and executed a search warrant.
During the search, two laptops were recovered from underneath the floorboards. They contained a large amount of indecent images of children and bestiality images.
A total of 12,441 indecent images were recovered along with 247 videos.
The court was told that Meins had been on remand since being arrested last November.
Sheriff Peter Paterson back-dated the 30 months jail sentence to November when Meins was first remanded in custody in connection with the matter.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here