A PAEDOPHILE has avoided jail after he admitted making thousands of indecent images of children.

Laurence Machin from Bewdley pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs of a child, which included category A, B and C images.

The charges state that Machin made 330 Category A images, 301 Category B images, and 9720 Category C images.

The 25-year-old, of Severnside South, Bewdley, was handed an 18-month suspended sentence when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court on Thursday, November 14.