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A child sex offender "in turmoil and wanting to get better shopped himself to police.
Dominic Alexander Davey, 26, told his probation officer that he had a mobile phone capable of accessing the internet.
When she informed police, officers found 65 images in the least serious Category C, two images in Category B, two more pictures of extreme bestiality and 3,337 non-illegal images including youngsters doing gymnastics, but which still showed a sexual interest in children.
The phone also had eraser software for deleting material.
A judge at Caernarfon Crown Court today jailed Davey for a total of 12 months for breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and possessing the Category B images.
Prosecutor Philip Clemo said on February 4 this year a member of the probation service, Clare Hughes, got a call from Davey saying he had had a phone for two weeks.
He should have reported he had a device capable of accessing the internet more promptly but he hadn't.
Ms Hughes contacted police and officers arrived at Davey's house and arrested him.
The court heard the defendant said he had found the phone while cleaning his house.
Ember-Jade Wong, defending, said Davey, whose address was given as HMP Berwyn, Wrexham, is remorseful.
She said the "unusual feature" of this case is that he "informed on himself" which was "indicative of the turmoil this defendant faces with his offending."
She added: "He simply wants to get better".
He is still a young man, she added. He had been a gardener and suffers depression and anxiety.
The judge Mr Recorder John Philpotts told Davey: "You reported the possession of this device. You effectively informed on yourself."
He jailed Davey for eight months for breaching a previous Sexual Harm Prevention Order by obtaining the phone, and for a further four months, consecutively, for possessing Category B images.
He also gave Davey concurrent jail terms of four months for possessing prohibited images, one month for possessing Category C images and one month for possessing extreme pornographic images.
He must go on the Sex Offenders Register for ten years and still has eight years of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order sentence to run.