Christopher McClymont pleads guilty to producing, possessing child abuse material

An international tip off led to the horror trove of child abuse material a bus driver had stashed on more than 10 devices found in a police raid at his home.

​Christopher McClymont has pleaded guilty to possessing child abuse material.

A bus driver was busted hoarding a vile stash of child abuse material, including videos he had created, on more than 10 devices which police uncovered after a tip-off.

Christopher McClymont, 40, of Yanderra, has pleaded guilty to two counts of producing child abuse material, possessing child abuse material and using a carriage service to access or control such material.

A charge of filming a person in private without their consent and of using a carriage service to access child abuse material will be taken into account on sentencing.

The offences occurred between 2015 and 2022 and in February last year, the Australian Federal Police received a tip off about an account uploading child abuse material to Google on multiple occasions.

An investigation linked the account to McClymont and police raided his home in June 2022 where he handed his phone over to officers.

Campbelltown Courthouse.

During an interview with officers, McClymont told officers he never went looking for child abuse material online and that it “just ended up being something that popped up”.

He said the reason the vile abuse was on his phone was because he was a “digital hoarder” and he would download anything that comes through, but denied having a sexual interest in children.

Twelve devices were seized at the home which contained a horrifying stash of child abuse material, including thousands of images and hundreds of videos.

The despicable stash showed children aged from one to 15 years old being sexually abused.

The investigation also uncovered McClymont’s access to a website that where police located dozens of written stories relating to the sexual abuse of children. But it could not be determined how often or which stories McClymont accessed on the site.

McClymont, who remains in custody on remand, faced a sentencing hearing last week at Campbelltown District Court. He will learn his fate later this year.