A Bexleyheath man has appeared in court charged with owning thousands of images and videos of child pornography.

Sean Steer, 49, of Cotswold Close, appeared at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on February 13.

He is charged with possessing 6,191 indecent images and 111 indecent videos of children.

A total of 149 videos and 846 still images he is alleged to have had are classed as being category A, the most serious level of child pornography.

Steer will next appear on March 6 at Bexley Magistrates’ Court.