Birchington man denies charges of possession of indecent images of children

Canterbury Crown Court

A Birchington man and former school worker has appeared at Canterbury Crown Court on charges of possession of indecent images of children.

Myles Ratcliffe, 27, of Dane Road, today (January 7) denied three counts of possessing indecent images of children.

The former Royal Military School, Dover, technician has been released on bail on condition

The next hearing is a pre-trial review on May 18 and the trial will be on June 1.

He was given bail on condition that he has no contact with anyone under the age of 16, save for inadvertent contact in the course of normal everyday life.

The trial is expected to last for five days.