An elderly Tisbury man has been charged with possessing indecent images of children.
Bruce Livingston Stewart, 82, appeared before Salsibury Magistrates’ Court on 6 May accused of having a stash of 97 child abuse images.
The charges allege that the defendant, of Nadder Close, possessed 29 of the most abhorrent images in category A – which involve penetrative sexual activity.
He’s also said to have had 37 category B (non-penetrative sexual activity) and 31 category C images (indecent images not falling within categories A or B).
The case was deemed too serious to be dealt with by magistrates and it was sent to Salisbury Crown Court.
Stewart will next appear for a plea and trial preparation hearing on 27 May.
He was released on unconditional bail.
