Magistrate T Ashvinii meted out the sentence on Liew Ming Hui, 24, after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

Liew was charged with possession of child pornography, namely a pen drive containing 19,011 such videos and images, at a property in Langkap near here, at about 4.20pm on May 29.

The charge was framed under Section 10 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Act 792), which provides a maximum prison sentence of five years or a fine not exceeding RM10,000 or both, upon conviction.

Liew, who works in a TCM shop owned by his father, was represented by lawyer Jude Pereira.

The lawyer had earlier requested for a stay of execution of the sentence, but it was dismissed by the court.

Deputy public prosecutor Izzuddin Fakri Hamdan prosecuted.