A MAN charged with and possessing indecent images of children has appeared in court.

Joe Parry, of Upland Road, Grange Park appeared at Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates' Court.

Parry has been charged with 10 counts in relation to alleged images.

He is charged with making 205 indecent Category A images of a child, 180 Category B images and 532 Category C images between May 2019 and May 2020.

He is charged with taking an indecent Category C photograph on July 8, 2019 and on September 26, 2019.

Parry is also charged with possession of 36 images of extreme pornography involving an animal.

The 24-year-old is also charged with three counts of distributing an indecent photograph of a child and one count of being in possession of a prohibited image of a child.

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The case was sent to Liverpool Crown Court where Parry will next appear.

Parry has been granted conditional bail until his next scheduled appearance in court on November 5.

Under his bail conditions, Parry must not enter St Helens and must live and sleep at another address in Merseyside.