Police said they were unable to determine how many of the images were duplicates.
Court documents reveal Brierley, 84, was asked at the airport if he had anything to say. I reckon they re all, they are perfectly OK, he said.
He also told officers the images were freely available on the internet and had been approved by various bodies .
Those pictures depicted children as young as four in sexualised poses.
Brierley told police he looked at them for recreation and because he found them interesting but denied it was for a sexual purpose .
Officers also found written stories which related to the rape of children which he admitted to reading.
The
next Governor-General will have to be named quite soon. Dame
Patsy Reddy (appointed 2016) is nearing the end of her
five-year term. At the best of times, being a credible local
stand-in for a head of state that’s based in London cannot
be an easy job. Yet for the next appointee, the usual
republican rumblings will be the least of it. The next G-G
will almost certainly be in office when the Elizabeth II era
finally comes to an end, and when the reign of her deeply
uncharismatic son gets under way. This transition will be a
testing time for the Old Firm. It will require its next