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Meehan denies new indecent image charge
The former partner of Shannon Matthews's mother yesterday denied possessing an indecent image of a young girl on his mobile phone when he appeared in court.
The additional charge was put to Craig Meehan when he appeared at Dewsbury Magistrates' Court. Meehan, 22, is charged with possessing an indecent photograph of a partially naked girl, about 15 years of age, on his mobile phone on or before February 22.
He denied the new allegation during an hour-long hearing.
He is already accused of possessing 140 indecent images of children which were allegedly found on a computer at the home he shared with Karen Matthews.
He has denied the accusations and a five-day trial is listed to start on September 8.
The supermarket fishmonger is accused of 11 specimen offences of possessing indecent images of children.
It is alleged Meehan possessed indecent images of children aged between four and 16, graded at levels one to four on
a scale where one is the least serious and five is the most serious.
They were allegedly found on one of two computers at the family home in Dewsbury where he lived with Matthews, 32, for around five years.
Shannon went missing on February 19 and was discovered hidden in the base of a bed in a flat a mile from her home after a 24-day police hunt.
Meehan was remanded in custody yesterday and will next appear at Dewsbury Magistrates' Court on August 13 for a pre-trial review.
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