A man accused of trying to abduct a 10-year-old girl has made his first appearance at Teesside Crown Court.
Paul Whitfield is charged with the attempted abduction of the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, in Billingham on September 7.
The 43-year-old is also accused of breaching a sexual offences prevention order and failing to comply with offender notification requirements.
These charges concern the alleged use of two different names, having contact with a girl under 16, possessing a camera in a mobile phone and using a device capable of accessing the internet.
Whitfield, of Fordwell Road, Fairfield, Stockton, appeared in court via video link to prison for the short preliminary hearing yesterday.
He has not yet entered any pleas to the charges.
Judge George Moorhouse remanded him in custody until another hearing on November 25.
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