KUCHING, Nov 9: A 19-year-old youth was ordered to be of good behaviour for a year by a Magistrate’s Court today after being found with 158 Japanese anime-style pornographic images and 3,259 adult pornographic videos on his smartphone.

Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan imposed the order after considering a social report on the teenager prepared by the Social Welfare Department.

The youth had earlier pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 292(a) of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of up to three years, a fine, or both, upon conviction.

The court heard that he was found in possession of the material at a house in a village in Padawan at about 4.55pm on September 14.