October 2014 Angus grandad downloaded indecent child images for 11 years   An Angus grandfather found in possession of a large haul of indecent images of children has been spared jail. Ian Thomas Clark, 67, of Howard Street, Arbroath, had 10,220 images on discs which were collected over an 11-year period. Clark appeared at Forfar before Sheriff Pino Di Emidio and was placed on probation for three years. He admitted that between January 2001 and December 2012, at Howard Street, he had indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children. The sheriff said: “You have pleaded guilty to very serious offences. “Although the bulk of these images would be classified at the lower end of the guidelines, there are a significant number at a higher level of seriousness which would merit a custodial sentence. “However, having taken into account what has been said, I will impose a three-year probation order.” Clark must also attend the Tay Project, have no unsupervised contact with children under 17.