Man appears before Wigan magistrates accused of having vile child porn stash

A man has appeared before Wigan and Leigh magistrates accused of having a stash of vile child pornography.
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Joshua Merritt, 25, of Balmoral Drive, Leigh, has yet to plead to three charges of having 157 indecent images of children which fall into the severest category (A), 243 category B images and 437 category C.

The bench sent the case to be heard by a Bolton Crown Court judge, before whom Merritt was bailed to make his first appearance on January 20.

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