A pensioner, Alan MacPherson, has been arrested for possessing what is believed to be the largest collection of child sexual abuse images ever seized in Scotland. Over 805,000 images were identified, with many categorized as the most serious offenses. MacPherson admitted to downloading the material over a 14-year span and has been placed on the sex offenders register.
The sheer volume of the collection overwhelmed police resources, with nearly 1.4 million images remaining unexamined on one device. MacPherson was traced through his IP address after sharing images online with an undercover officer.