He also breached a court order by hiding devices used to store the disgusting images.
A repeat offender is in custody after he was caught with more than 18,000 child abuse photos and videos.
Dominic Dalgleish also breached a court order by hiding devices used to store the disgusting images.
Dalgleish, 24, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.
He admitted downloading and possessing indecent images at his home in Banff Place, East Kilbride, between October 2023 and November last year.
Dalgleish also admitted failing to make devices available for inspection to police officers.
The court heard that he was convicted of possessing child abuse images in June 2023.
At that time he was given a community payback order and made the subject of a five-year sexual offences prevention order.
Dalgleish was also banned from contact with children and not allowed to go near playparks, schools or leisure centres.
Calum Frame, prosecuting, told the court this week that police armed with a search warrant went to his home on November 5 after being told about possible further offending.
Dalgleish told them the only devices he had were a personal computer and a phone.
But when officers searched the kitchen they found an Amazon TV box and a USB stick hidden behind a kickboard.
There were child abuse images on both items.
Mr Frame stated: “In total police found !7,078 photos and 1,139 videos on devices seized in his home.”
Sheriff Linda Nicolson deferred sentence until next month for background reports.
Dalgleish, who has been in prison since his arrest in November, was again remanded in custody.
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