The jury trial of an Angus man accused of having indecent images of children over a nine-year period has begun at Forfar Sheriff Court.
Alasdair David Chalmers, 60, of West Steading, Mains of Gagie, Kellas, faces an indictment alleging that between March 20 2005 and April 26 2011, at his home address and elsewhere, he took or permitted to be taken or made indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children.
Chalmers is also charged with possessing indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children at his home address and elsewhere between March 20 2005 and January 31 2014.
The trial heard how a variety of computer equipment, memory devices and mobile phones were among items seized by detectives who executed a search warrant at the accused’s home on January 31 last year.
They also recovered a CD with the title “I Love Ze Frankfurters Ja”.
The court heard a team of officers arrived at the property, described by one witness as a “large” converted farm steading, shortly after 8am.
Detective Constable Pauline McDougall said she was part of the CID proactive unit and had been carrying out inquiries specifically in relation to possession of indecent images of children.
DC McDougall told procurator fiscal depute Joanne Smith a search of a number of rooms in Chalmers’ property was carried out, including the kitchen, from which an iMac, Macbook, iPhone5, Samsung and Sony mobile phones, a pen drive, camera and passport were taken by officers.
From the study, a MacPro desktop computer and three USB sticks were removed by officers.
Witness PC Stephen Gray also confirmed the recovery of a CD entitled “I Love Ze Frankfurters Ja”.
When cross-examined by defence counsel, advocate Drew McKenzie, the witness said of the CD: “Because of the title, it could have inferred that it might contain something of interest; it could have been some description of male genitalia or something like that.”
The trial, before Sheriff Simon Collins and a jury of 10 women and five men, continues today.