I was wondering exactly the same. There doesn't seem to be any independent corroboration of his claims either, which to me seems quite suspicious.

As far as I can see, there was no contrition from this guy for the crimes he committed. He even tried to defend his stash of horrific child pornography, claiming that it was a 'victimless crime', making himself out to be the victim instead. I think it's not out of the question that he would continue to fabricate such a world view to try to garner sympathy from others.