A Powys man accused of multiple sexual offences is to have his case heard by the crown court.

Tony Jackson, from Llansantffraid, appeared in court in Welshpool this week, where he faced a total of six charges, all relating to sexual offences.

Owain Jones, representing Jackson, of Treflan, Llansantffraid, before magistrates in Welshpool on Tuesday, January 23, said his client would not at this stage indicate pleas to five of the charges, relating to offences allegedly committed between March 2022 and July 2023.

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They include: failing to register a new mobile phone within three days of purchase; using a device in incognito mode; using a private internet browser; failing to make a digital device available to police; and failing to comply with a notification requirement relating to the 2018 court order.

Magistrates told Jackson, who was made the subject of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order in 2018, that they were declining jurisdiction of his case and sending it to Mold Crown Court.

He will appear there on February 23. He was remanded into custody until that date.