Man with Kells address charged with possessing indecent images of children has case sent to Crown Court

A man with a Kells address charged with making and possessing indecent images of children, has had his case sent to the Crown Court.

Nicholas Shaw (35), of Willowbrook, faces 25 charges including 24 which relate to June 21, 2024.

There are 17 charges of possessing indecent images of children; 4 of possession of 'prohibited images' of children; and 3 of possession of 'extreme pornographic images'.

A charge of making an indecent image of a child relates to between December 31, 2022 and June 22, 2024.

Ballymena courthouse. Picture: Pacemakerplaceholder image
Ballymena courthouse. Picture: Pacemaker

The defendant was in the dock at Ballymena Magistrates' Court on Thursday, January 29.

The case was sent to Antrim Crown Court for arraignment on February 26.

The accused was given bail in the sum of £500 and is to have no unsupervised contact with any person under the age of 18.

A defence barrister said the defendant "lost his job because of these allegations".

No further details regarding the alleged background to the case were given to Thursday's court.

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