Man to appear in court charged with child sex offences

A man has been charged with engaging in sexual communications with a child.
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John Lewis Lane, 45, of Belvedere Gardens, Shotton Colliery, was charged on the evening of Friday, June 12 and remanded in custody.

He will appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates Court on Saturday morning, June 13.

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A man has been charged with engaging in sexual communications with a child.A man has been charged with engaging in sexual communications with a child.
A man has been charged with engaging in sexual communications with a child.

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