A man convicted of using WhatsApp to share explicit child exploitation files says he was so high on ice he didnt even remember downloading them in the first place.

Logan car detailer Jarrod Andrew Swanson, 38, hung his head in the dock and buried his face in his hands throughout Wednesdays proceedings as details of the explicit files concealed on two phones were read out in court.

He became emotional as he told the court of his drug addiction, saying he couldnt even remember accessing the images.

I didnt even know I was doing this s***, Swanson cried.

I dont remember where or how I got it but obviously its been found in my possession.

Swanson represented himself as he entered pleas of guilty at Brisbane District Court on Wednesday to possessing child exploitation material and two counts of using a carriage service to transmit child pornography material.

The court was told federal police officers swooped on his Browns Plains home on June 6 last year over allegations he had been uploading child pornography.

Two Samsung phones, both containing child exploitation files, were seized during the execution of the search warrant.

Crown prosecutor Sam Hill said the second phone had a setting activated that did not display some secured folders, requiring a code to unlock them.

The court was told Swanson used WhatsApp to distribute several child pornography videos on two occasions in May.

When he was arrested by police, Swanson was offered an interview but it did not take place as he was under the influence of drugs at the time.

Judge Ken Barlow sentenced Swanson to 12 months jail for the carriage services charges but ordered he be released immediately if he entered a recognisance of $1000 and be of good behaviour for two years.

He handed down another 12 month sentence for the possession charge but suspended it for two years.

Judge Barlow took into account Swansons attempts at rehabilitation and gave him the benefit of the doubt on his claims about drug use.

Ive never denied not having this stuff on my phone, Swanson told the court.

I dont go looking for kiddie porn that doesnt do anything for me.

I just want to be there for my family, I didnt want any of this s*** to happen, I didnt go looking for it.

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