A PERVERT who was found with thousands of images of children as young as 18-months-old was jailed today.

Daniel Leleniewski was caught with 642 images and 212 videos of the most serious category on a laptop in his East Reading home last year.

Reading Crown Court heard investigators from Thames Valley Police searched through the contents of the computer, and discovered obscene pictures and videos.

Prosecuting, Angus Robertson, said: "The youngest child was 18-months-old and there were many under 10.

"There are two incidents where the child was exhibiting visuals signs of distress.

"There were images of children being tied up and asleep."

Judge Steven John heard Leleniewski was handed a two-year community order in 2011 when he was caught with more than 10,000 explicit images involving children, and some with animals.

He told the court the defendant is "more stupid than he took him for" after hearing he denied to police that he used the images for sexual purposes.

Defending, Jenny Mcveigh, said: "The unexpected death of his grandmother has affected him.

"His partner is currently standing by him. She has confirmed she is under no misapprehension as to why he is here today.

"It's the family's intention to reunite and live together."

Leleniewski, 27, of Cholmeley Road, admitted two counts of making indecent images of children at a hearing last year.

He was jailed for 20 months for each charge, to be served concurrently.

Sentencing, Judge John added: "By far the greatest amount of images were a level A category.

"Abuse also happens when children are required to be photographed and filmed so their pictures can be viewed by depraved people such as you.

"How any normal person can regard viewing images of that kind for pleasure as acceptable defeats me.

"Despite the fact that on the previous occasion you were prepared to accept that your motivation was sexual on this occasion you have chosen to bury your head in the sand and denied the obvious."

Leleniewski was also slapped with a ten-year sexual prevention order and told to pay statutory court costs.

The judge added there was a lack of a threat of contact in his case.

His laptop will be destroyed by Thames Valley Police.