A 35-year-old man from Bedale has appeared in court charged with child sexual offences, including allegations involving a 14-year-old boy.
James Thompson, of Tornado Close, appeared at York Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday facing five charges.
Three charges relate to allegedly causing a boy aged 14 to engage in sexual activity and engaging in sexual communication with a child between January and April 2023.
The court heard allegations that Thompson caused the boy to send sexual images and videos and participate in sexual video calls.
He is also charged with two offences of making indecent images of children, involving Category A and Category B material.
According to the charges, these relate to 1,295 Category A images and videos and 8,599 Category B images and videos, allegedly made over periods between 2013 and 2024.
Thompson was sent to Teesside Crown Court, where he is due to appear for a plea and trial preparation hearing on Wednesday, December 9.
He was granted conditional bail, including restrictions preventing him from having unsupervised contact with children under 18 or living or sleeping at an address with anyone under 18.
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