A DISGUSTED York pensioner is warning parents about a "depraved" catalogue for hard-core pornographic videos which was posted to him by an Amsterdam-based company.

Former RAF pilot Llewellyn Mackenzie, 81, of Heworth, said he was shocked and disgusted by the pictures and text in the catalogue which was sent to his home this week in a plain grey envelope.

He is so concerned about its contents that he is too scared to throw it away in case it is seen in his rubbish bin.

Mr Mackenzie, a widower and grandfather of two, said: "The language describing the videos I would not like to say, and there are images of sexual acts taking place - it is totally uncensored.

"This came in a plain envelope addressed to me. There was no indication of what was inside it. I was very annoyed.

"I couldn't just chuck it in the bin in case somebody looked at it and thought I wanted it sent to me.

"I live on my own, but I do have grandchildren.

"They may not be too shocked, they are two girls in their 20s, but it's not the sort of thing you would want younger people to see.

"If I had young children I would be upset if they had opened the mail and found a thing like this. How on earth did they get my address?"

A spokesman for Tabor Video, which has offices in Amsterdam and London, apologised for the distress caused to Mr Mackenzie and urged him to contact them so his details could be removed from their register.

He said: "At this time we are unable to confirm how he received our literature. However, we can only presume that somebody sent his details to us as a practical joke and therefore we sincerely apologise for any distress which may have been caused by this."

The catalogue displayed the words Strictly for Adults and Continental Videos on its cover and inside gave a postal and website address where people could order the videos.

A spokeswoman for York Trading Standards said another York resident has also complained to her about receiving the catalogue.

She said: "We know there have been some mail shots in the York area. Whether they constitute obscene publications under the Obscene Publications Act is something we are going to have to refer to the police."

A spokeswoman for Royal Mail said: "Royal Mail does have guidelines about what can or cannot be sent by mail.

"But if a company is registered in the UK then it can use the Royal Mail network to send things to customers on their mailing list.

"The only way for a customer to get his name removed is to contact the sender."

Updated: 11:46 Monday, October 28, 2002