Man ‘sent messages and videos to children over Instagram’

A Co Antrim man allegedly used Instagram for sexually explicit contact with two 10-year-old boys in England, the High Court has heard.

By The Newsroom

Published 21st Mar 2019, 16:58 BST

Updated 21st Mar 2019, 17:01 BST

Michael McCollum, 20, is accused of using the social networking service to send messages and videos.

McCollum, of Curragh Hill in Carnlough, faces two charges of breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO).

The court was told children in Lancashire had received a series of sexually graphic cartoon-style pictures and messages via Instagram.

During an application for bail a Crown lawyer contended that the man involved performed a sex act during a video chat with one of the boys.

Amid uncertainty over where McCollum would be living, Mr Justice Maguire adjourned the application.