A 56-YEAR-old man denies making indecent photographs of a child, possessing a prohibited image of a child and possessing extreme pornographic images of an animal.
Stephen Medley, of Kings Hill, Kempsey near Worcester appeared on videolink to Worcester Magistrates Court on Tuesday, (August 8).
Medley pleaded not guilty to the five charges he faces.
Medley is accused of committing the offences in Worcester between January 1, 2021, and June 25, 2021.
He is accused of making 32 still and 69 moving images at Category A - the highest category within the courts guidelines.
Medley is also accused of making 59 still and 33 moving images at Category B; 152 still and 31 moving images of Category C; possessing two prohibited images of a child and possessing extreme pornographic image/images portraying a sexual act with an animal.
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The court heard the laptop that contained the images with the images on was handed in to the police - but the defendant's defence is the offensive material was already on the laptop when he purchased it.
After magistrates declined jurisdiction Medley was told his case would be sent to the higher crown court.
The next hearing, where a trial is to be prepared, is to be heard at Worcester Crown Court on September 6.
Medley was given unconditional bail.
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