A man will appear in court next week charged with 34 sexual offences against children.
Richard Wardley, 48, of Higham View in North Weald, will appear for a preliminary hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on October 23.
He has been charged with 19 counts of making indecent images of children, two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a child under 13, and 13 counts of indecently assaulting a child.
Essex Police began an investigation into reports of offences in 2017.
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