Crown court date set for Leigh teen accused of child sex offences.

A Leigh teenager has appeared in court to face 22 charges of sexual offences involving a child.

Robert Erdei, 19, of Mersey Street, did not enter any pleas during a hearing before Wigan magistrates and the case was sent to the crown court.

He is charged with nine counts of engaging in sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 and four counts of causing or inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity, all when he was under the age of 18.

He also faces charges which are alleged to have happened after he turned 18 - five counts of causing or inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity, three counts of engaging in sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 and one of causing a child to look at an image of sexual activity.

The offences are all alleged to have taken place between October and December, 2024.

Erdei was remanded on conditional bail until a plea and trial preparation hearing at Liverpool Crown Court on September 18.