Fareham man in Portsmouth Crown Court accused of making 2,700 indecent images of children pleads not guilty

A MAN from Fareham has pleaded not guilty after being charged with making over 2,700 indecent images of children.
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Philip Garrard, 51, of West Street, Fareham, appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court today over three offences of making indecent images of children.

These include a charge of making 323 still and 605 category A moving images of children – the worst kind of images – between November 25, 2014, and January 1 2020.

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During the same date he is also alleged to have made 448 still and 189 moving category B images of children, and having 1,079 still and 110 moving category C images during the same period.

Portsmouth Crown Court. Picture: César Moreno HuertaPortsmouth Crown Court. Picture: César Moreno Huerta
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Garrard entered a not guilty plea for each of three offences.

He will appear for trial at Portsmouth Crown Court on June 15.

He was granted unconditional bail.

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