Vincent Tabak to face crown court trial over indecent images of children
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Version 0 of 1. A Dutch-born engineer is to face a crown court trial accused of possessing and making indecent images of children. Vincent Tabak, 36, is due to stand trial on 8 September at Bristol crown court accused of four charges of possessing an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child and two charges of making an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child. Tabak, formerly of Bristol, was charged following the discovery of indecent images of children, which were allegedly found on his computer more than two years ago following a separate police investigation. The possession charges are said to have been committed between 1 January 2009 and 5 January 2011 and relate to material allegedly recovered from a laptop. The making indecent photograph charges relate to images allegedly found on two external hard drives in Bath and Bristol on 23 April and 29 July 2009 respectively. Tabak appeared on video link on Wednesday during a pre-trial hearing before Judge Neil Ford QC, the recorder of Bristol. The defendant, who sat behind a desk, spoke only to confirm his name and that he could hear proceedings. Tabak did not enter a plea to the charges he faces and the case was adjourned until a further pre-trial hearing on 26 August. |