May 2019 Jedburgh man jailed over indecent child images A man who admitted having thousands of indecent images and movies of children has been jailed for nearly six years. Allan Corcoran, 26, from Jedburgh, was described as a “high-risk sex offender” at the town’s sheriff court. He pleaded guilty to possessing and downloading the images and breaching a sexual offences prevention order by having a mobile phone without the knowledge of his supervising officer. The offences happened in his Jedburgh home between October and December 2018. The court was told that on one phone sim card alone there were 12,347 indecent images of children and 1,456 movies. Jedburgh Sheriff Court heard they had been organised into folders and included extreme images. Sheriff Peter Paterson told him: “These are serious offences and that matter is only underlined by your previous convictions.” Corcoran was jailed for a total of five years and 10 months, backdated to 10 January, and was put on the sex offenders register for life. In 2016, he was jailed for two years for downloading and distributing indecent images of children. He also admitted sending messages to a 15-year-old girl that had a sexual content April 2019 Jedburgh pervert warned he faces jail again after A 26-year-old man found in possession of thousands of indecent images and films of children has been warned he faces a lengthy jail sentence. Allan Corcoran, described as a high-risk sex offender at Jedburgh Sheriff Court, pleaded guilty to possessing and downloading child sexual abuse images and breaching a sexual offences prevention order by having a mobile phone without the knowledge of his supervising officer. Those offences were committed at his home in Blackhills Close in Jedburgh between October 16 and December 19 last year. One phone sim card alone was found to contain 12,347 indecent images of children and 1,456 movies. The court was told that the images had been organised into folders and covered all categories, including the most extreme classification. Tessa Bradley, prosecuting, told the court that Corcoran had been subject to a high level of supervision since his release from prison because he was assessed to be at high risk of reoffending. Corcoran’s home was searched on December 19 following a tip-off that he was breaching the conditions of his order. Defence lawyer Ross Dow said his client recognised he had a serious problem. Sheriff Peter Paterson told Corcoran: “These are serious offences, and that is only underlined by your previous convictions.” He called for background reports but warned that a custodial sentence, possibly a lengthy one, is inevitable and added that the case might even be referred to the High Court as it has tougher sentencing powers. Sentence was deferred until May 13, and Corcoran was remanded in custody. Corcoran was jailed for two years in 2016 at Jedburgh Sheriff Court for downloading and distributing indecent images of children. He also admitted sending messages containing sexual content from a house in Kelso’s Cross Street to a 15-year-old girl and engaging in sexual activity with her at the Pavilion Cinema in Galashiels As well as being jailed, Corcoran was put under supervision for four years and told his name would be on the sex offenders’ register for a decade