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Michael Ward admitted possessing indecent images (Picture: Essex News and Pictures)

Octopus porn was found alongside child sex abuse images at the home of a pensioner who had collected a sick stash of pictures.

A police raid at Michael Ward’s home in Dunmow, Essex, unearthed more than 1,000 images of child sex abuse.

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The 70-year-old also had images of human sex acts involving horses, dogs, octopus and eel, Chelmsford Crown Court heard.

Ward’s home was raided by Essex Police on January 15.


It is understood officers were tipped off by officials from the National Crime Agency.

Chelmsford Crown Court heard he had built up a sick collection (Picture: Google)

Devices were taken and examined by experts, who found that the collection had been built between December 2014 and January 2016.



Ward had 210 category A images of children, the most serious category, along with 251 at category B and 913 at category C.

He was also caught with ‘grossly offensive’ images involving a range of animals including fish and molluscs, the court heard.

Ward, who admitted four counts of possessing indecent images, has been banned from unsupervised contact with those aged under 16 and will be sentenced later this month.