A SENIOR police officer has appeared in court accused of child sex offences and possessing indecent images of children.
Inspector Geraint Lloyd Evans, 47, of South Wales Police, was remanded in custody after appearing at Llanelli Magistrates' Court.
Evans was charged with seven separate offences and was remanded to appear at Swansea Crown Court on March 11.
The allegations include conspiring with others to incite engagement in unlawful sexual activity with a child under 13.
He is also charged with three offences of making indecent images of children, possession of four child abuse images and possession of extreme pornography.
Evans is also charged with a single offence of possessing section 1 ammunition.
He will appear in court on March 11 with three members of the public also charged with offences related to indecent images of children.
They are a 49-year-old male from the Cardiff area, a 49-year-old male from the Neath area, and a 54-year-old male from the Ross On Wye area,
They appeared at Llanelli Magistrates Court on March 3, charged with a number of offences related to indecent images of children, including conspiracy to incite or engage in sexual activity with a child under the age of 13 years - contrary to Section 1.1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977.
All three men were remanded in custody.
A 49-year-old male from the Ystrad Mynach area also appeared at Llanelli Magistrates court on March 4th, 2011, charged in relation to indecent images of children, including conspiracy to incite or engage in sexual activity with a child under the age of 13 years - contrary to Section 1.1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977. He was remanded in custody and is due to appear before Swansea Crown Court on Friday, March, 11.
Evans was charged after an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
A separate South Wales Police criminal investigation linked to the case led to the three members of the public being charged.
IPCC commissioner for Wales Tom Davies said: "I am satisfied that this is being thoroughly investigated. It would be inappropriate to comment further now that the judicial process has started."
Inspector Geraint Lloyd Evans, 47, of South Wales Police, was remanded in custody after appearing at Llanelli Magistrates' Court.
Evans was charged with seven separate offences and was remanded to appear at Swansea Crown Court on March 11.
The allegations include conspiring with others to incite engagement in unlawful sexual activity with a child under 13.
He is also charged with three offences of making indecent images of children, possession of four child abuse images and possession of extreme pornography.
Evans is also charged with a single offence of possessing section 1 ammunition.
He will appear in court on March 11 with three members of the public also charged with offences related to indecent images of children.
They are a 49-year-old male from the Cardiff area, a 49-year-old male from the Neath area, and a 54-year-old male from the Ross On Wye area,
They appeared at Llanelli Magistrates Court on March 3, charged with a number of offences related to indecent images of children, including conspiracy to incite or engage in sexual activity with a child under the age of 13 years - contrary to Section 1.1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977.
All three men were remanded in custody.
A 49-year-old male from the Ystrad Mynach area also appeared at Llanelli Magistrates court on March 4th, 2011, charged in relation to indecent images of children, including conspiracy to incite or engage in sexual activity with a child under the age of 13 years - contrary to Section 1.1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977. He was remanded in custody and is due to appear before Swansea Crown Court on Friday, March, 11.
Evans was charged after an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
A separate South Wales Police criminal investigation linked to the case led to the three members of the public being charged.
IPCC commissioner for Wales Tom Davies said: "I am satisfied that this is being thoroughly investigated. It would be inappropriate to comment further now that the judicial process has started."
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