A teenager has been charged with making indecent images of children and possessing violent pornography and pictures of sex with a dog.

The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Croydon Youth Court yesterday.

He pleaded not guilty to six charges of making indecent images of a child, as well as owning an extreme pornographic image of non-consensual sex.

He also denied owning eight images of a person performing an act of intercourse with a dog.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between February 2014 and October last year.

The teenager, of Broad Green, was given unconditional bail before his next appearance at the youth court on March 31 for a case management hearing.

A provisional trial date has been scheduled for April 20.

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