Man (57) is charged with attempting to have 'sexual communication' with decoy who was pretending to be a child

Mark McVeigh, of Ballygrooby Crescent, Randalstown, allegedly committed an offence between January 6 and January 31 this year.

The accused appeared at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena on Tuesday. A prosecutor said a "phone triage" is to be carried out.

Full details regarding the allegation were not outlined to the court but the prosecutor said it is a "decoy case".

The case was adjourned until May. As part of bail the accused is to have no unsupervised access with anyone aged under 18.