A LATVIAN who came to Boscombe to find work had indecent images of children because he 'had too much time on his hands', a court heard.

Danils Bobrovs, 29, was arrested after a police raid at his address in Hamilton Road on February 19 turned up 16 indecent images of children on a computer, involving children as young as five.

Five of the images were in the most serious category.

Prosecutor Stuart Ellacott told Bournemouth Crown Court that the offences were aggravated by the youth of the victims.

Judge Brian Forster QC handed Bobrovs a four month jail term on Friday, March 27. He said: "The children you have seen in these images are the real victims of this crime.

"Any image depicting very young children must be considered a very serious situation by the court."

The defendant, who had been remanded in custody for one month already, was of previous good character. He admitted four counts of making indecent images of children.

In mitigation, Kevin Hill said his client had moved to the UK three years ago and found work quickly in a call centre and in catering, but had been struggling to find work more recently.

"Mr Bobrovs had been accessing legal pornography - he accepts more than was good for him - whilst he was unfortunately unemployed," he said.

"As he says, he had too much time on his hands.

"In accessing legal pornography he came to download the 16 images for which he is before the court today."

He said Bobrovs had not sought the images out but they had been downloaded into a folder alongside other legal images.

"He saw what they were, he did not immediately delete them. He knows he absolutely should have," said Mr Hill.

He said the father-of-one felt "genuine" remorse for his crimes, and was planning to return to Latvia.

Bobrovs was ordered to sign the sex offenders register for seven years, and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order was imposed for ten years to regulate his internet usage.