Andrew Blundell was found with more than 8000 indecent images of children
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A man who feared catching Covid in prison after a police raid found 8,000 indecent images of children on his computer has escaped a jail sentence.
Andrew Blundell, 62, was found to have downloaded the images over a three-year period, including 958 images in the most serious category, Norwich Crown Court heard.
Blundell, of Church Street, Wymondham, admitted downloading indecent images of children and possession of 49 prohibited images and three extreme porn images between July 2016 and August 29, 2019.
The court heard that Blundell had a previous conviction for possessing indecent images of children back in 2003, and had been jailed for six months.