A man was found with nearly 600 indecent images of children only one month after he turned 18.

Christopher Lambert, 21, appeared at Southampton Crown Court on January 13.

He admitted to being in possession of 592 indecent images of children between August 1, 2021 and March 15, 2022.

Lambert, of Allan Grove, Romsey, admitted one charge of making 254 category A indecent still and moving images of a child, and 226 category B still and moving images of a child.

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He also admitted to making 112 category C still images of a child.

Lambert will appear before the same court on March 11 to be sentenced.

The maximum sentence for possession of category A photographs is three years’ custody, while the maximum for category B photographs is 18 months’ custody.

For possession of category C images, the maximum sentence is 26 weeks’ custody.