A man has appeared in Magistrates’ Court charged with child pornography offences.

The Devonshire man, who cannot be identified, was charged with eight counts of accessing child pornography.

The court heard that the allegations related to hundreds of pictures and videos. The material is alleged to have been accessed between April 2010 and March 2015.

The defendant was released on $20,000 bail for a further court appearance on April 2.

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