A PLEA hearing of a Powys man charged with sexual offences against children has been delayed.

Silviu Sigheti, from Llandrindod Wells, is accused of making an indecent photograph of a child and operating equipment beneath the clothing of a child without consent.

The 42-year-old appeared at a plea and trial preparation hearing at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on Wednesday, October 5, but the case was delayed so that further forensic examination can take place.

Sigheti, of Dolydd Pentrosfa, Llandrindod, will now appear again on October 20.

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Charge one accuses the defendant of operating a mobile phone beneath the clothing of another person with the intention of enabling him or a third person to observe the private parts of the victim for sexual gratification.

Charge two accuses him of making indecent photographs and a video of a child. Both incidents are alleged to have occurred in Llandrindod on July 9 this year.

He was refused bail on the previous occasion and remanded into custody on the grounds he would be likely to abscond, offend or interfere with witnesses.

He was further remanded on Wednesday until his next appearance.