Trial of Wigan man accused of hoarding child sex abuse images is delayed until 2025
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A Wigan man accused of having a collection of child abuse images has seen his trial delayed until the spring of 2025.
David Waterworth, 41, of Bridge Street in Golborne, denies having 83 prohibited images of a child on March 8, 2021.
He has also pleaded not guilty to making eight of the most serious (category A) images and 16 category B images of children between July 23, 2019 and March 8, 2021.
Waterworth first appeared before a Bolton Crown Court judge in November 2022 and his three-day trial hearing was scheduled for this month.
But due to court backlogs the case has now been delayed until May 22 2025.