A Swindon couple have pleaded guilty to keeping a stash of child abuse images.
Harley Drew and Mitchell Thomas, both of Burnet Close, admitted a string of crimes relating to a catalog of indecent material found on their digital devices.
31-year-old Drew pleaded guilty to making 323 abhorrent images, of which 156 were categorised as A – featuring the most serious sexual abuse.
25-year-old Thomas admitted making 26 abuse images, with 12 labelled Category A. He also pleaded to a charge of having 46 prohibited images of a child.
The offences are dated between May 2022 and April 2025.
Swindon Magistrates Court released both defendants on conditional bail for a pre-sentence report to be prepared.
They’ll return for sentencing on 11 March.
