A Powys man accused of making almost 1,000 indecent images of children has been found not guilty.

Peter Exton, 45, was acquitted following a trial at Welshpool Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, April 6.

The Guilsfield man denied all three charges of making nine Category A images of a child; 10 Category B images of a child and 982 Category C images.

The offences were alleged to have taken place between September 10, 2010, and August 15, 2019.

Exton, of Breiddon Way, Guilsfield, near Welshpool was cleared of all three offences.