A man has been convicted after his former wife discovered images of child abuse on USB drives in their home.

Richard Smith, 45, was caught weeks after leaving his partner June who later found the digital pictures of underage girls.

She called the police who took computer equipment away from their Cambuslang home and searched Smith's property in Burnside, where more images were discovered.

On Thursday at Glasgow Sheriff Court data analyst Smith pled guilty to downloading 14,382 images between December 2012 and January 2016.

It was heard in court that the images involved girls between eight and 16 years old and had been downloaded from internet sites.

Speaking outside court Ms Smith, who has a teenage daughter, said her husband had left her only weeks before she discovered the pictures.

She said: "I just thought 'I need to report this, these are illegal' when I saw right away they were young girls.

"I was absolutely disgusted and felt so hurt and betrayed by a man I married. I was so concerned about my daughter's safety we had the locks changed on the door.

"I'm so relieved it's over because it has been a nightmare going through this."

Sheriff Sam Cathcart deferred sentence on Smith until October and continued his bail.