A man from Hamilton Parish has been charged in Magistrates’ Court with sexual exploitation of a child.

The 51-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, denied the offence, which allegedly occurred between 2012 and 2023.

Magistrate Maria Sofianos adjourned the case to February 29, released the man on $10,000 bail until then and ordered that he have no contact with the alleged victim or any prosecution witnesses.

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