A PEADOPHILE will be sentenced at the crown court after he admitted downloading thousands of indecent images of children.

Brian Wilson, 68, of Essex Marina, Wallasea Island, downloaded 172 of the most serious category A images, 91 category B images and 3,806 category C images between 2009 and 2014.

He admitted three charges at Southend Magistrates’ Court and will appear at Basildon Crown Court for sentencing on March 10.