Joshua Taylor, 32, had been due to stand trial over the images of child sex abuse but changed his plea to guilty at Norwich Crown Court.

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He had previously denied making seven images classified as category A - the most serious involving penetrative sexual acts involving children.

Other counts involve six category B images and five category C.

All the charges relate to a period between May and November 2021.

The court was told Taylor, of Silvo Road in Costessey, had “recognised the need to enter guilty pleas” and as a result had resigned from his role as a branch manager with HSBC.

Jonathan Goodman, defending, said: “He clearly has learnt a very salutary lesson about messing about on the internet and accessing images that have ultimately brought him before the court.”

He said the offences dated back almost five years and there had been no reoffending since.

Taylor, who has been placed on the sex offenders’ register, will be sentenced May 29.

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