THE case of a Powys man charged with a string of sexual offences has been sent immediately to the crown court.
Mark Page, 43, appeared at Llandrindod Wells Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, July 28.
Page, of Belmont, Temple Street, Llandrindod, faces a total of 16 charges, which all relate to allegations he breached a sexual harm prevention order, which he was made the subject of following a conviction at Cardiff Crown Court in January 2020.
The offences are alleged to have occurred between July 2023 and February 2026, with Page said to have breached the order in numerous ways – including engaging in unsupervised contact with two females under the age of 18.
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Other charges say he also factory reset his mobile phone, failed to register a new phone, deleted the Google Chat app, an Apple i-Cloud account, emails and internet history, and also installed a VPN.
Page entered no pleas to the charges, with his case sent directly to Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court.
He is due to make an initial appearance there on August 25.
He was granted bail, but must adhere to strict conditions, including being prohibited from using any computer or device capable of accessing the internet; he is prevented from using any cloud or storage media capable of storing images; installing any wiping or encryption software on any device; entering any household where a child under the age of 18 is present; or having any unsupervised contact with any child.
He must also live and sleep each night at his address and notify police of any intended changes.
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