A PERVERT snared with 944 indecent images of children as young as one on mobile phones in his family's home avoided jail today.

Christopher McGinley, 24, stored the sick haul on the two devices between December 2021 and January 2023.

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that officers executed a search warrant for the property in Scotstoun.

Cybercrime seized two black Samsung mobile phones for examination and McGinley handed over the PIN codes.

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It was stated that there were images of child sexual exploitation and abuse on the devices.

One phone had 33 inaccessible images while the other had 879 inaccessible images.

The second device also had 32 accessible images.

Prosecutor Redmond Harris said: "These images depicted female children aged between one and 15 years old."

McGinley pleaded guilty to possession of indecent photographs of children.

He also admitted to taking or permitting to be taken or making indecent photographs of children.

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Carmen Rowat, defending, told the court: "He understands the gravity of the charge before you.

"He has no previous convictions and has had bad mental health since he was 14.

"My client is no longer living in the family home and now lives in a hotel."

Sheriff Tony Kelly ordered McGinley today to do 210 hours of unpaid work and put him under supervision for three years.

He was also placed on the sex offenders register for three years.