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Lurgan man (76) charged with sexual communication with child

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A 76-year-old Lurgan man is charged with attempted sexual communication with a child in a case allegedly relating to, according to his charge sheet, ‘multiple female decoys’.

Frederick John Stanley English, of Glenview Drive, is charged in relation to between May 2 and May 31 in 2023.

The case was mentioned at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on Friday where a prosecutor said the full file has still to be received at her department from police.

The defendant is on continuing bail of £300 with conditions including having no unsupervised contact with children apart from “normal every day interaction”.

He is also not to use any internet-enabled device to connect to social media sites and he is to allow police to inspect any device.

The case was adjourned to August 29.

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