A PAEDOPHILE was caught with over half-a-million pornographic images of children.

Sanjiv Dale, 38, admitted 12 counts of making or distributing indecent images of children at Basldon Crown Court today.

He was caught when police raided his former home in Gresham Road, Brentwood, and seized several computers.

Dale, who now lives at an address of in Gravesend, in Kent, was bailed to return to the court in August for sentencing.