A man, Ajay Kumar Narne, has been mandated to stand trial on charges of attempting to sexually groom and meet a minor in Belfast.
Ajay Kumar Narne, 28, purportedly attempted to get a schoolgirl to observe sexual conduct.
The defendant, residing on Donard Street in the city, is undergoing trial for alleged acts perpetrated in February 2023.
He was presented at Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, facing charges of seeking to meet a minor after sexual grooming and attempting sexual communication with a child.
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Narne is further accused of intentionally trying to get a girl aged under 16 to watch an image of another person engaged in a sexual act.
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No further details were disclosed during the brief preliminary enquiry hearing.
The defendant confirmed that he understood the alleged offences but declined to give evidence or call witnesses.
District Judge Steven Keown returned the accused for trial at Belfast Crown Court on a date to be fixed.
Narne was released on continuing bail under strict conditions.
Judge Keown directed: “He is not to have unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 18 without approval from police and social services.”
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