A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of a man who failed to appear at Swansea Crown Court today – January 31.

Morgan Owen, 19, who’s address is listed at a property in Rycroft Avenue, Salford, was due to appear at the court today, relating to charges of making more than 1,000 indecent images of a child at an undisclosed property in Ceredigion.

He is accused of making 72 Category A images of the child, which is the most serious category in the Protection of Children Act, 1978.

He is further charged with making 589 category B images of a child, 601 category C images of a child and of possessing 54 prohibited images of a child.

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Owen faces a fifth charge of possessing two extreme pornographic moving images involving an animal.

All offences are alleged to have been committed between October 24, 2020 and December 18, 2021.

His Honour Judge Vosper adjourned the case to this afternoon after he failed to appear at this morning’s hearing to allow defence counsel Mr David Griffiths to try and contact him.

At the afternoon hearing, there had been no word from the defendant so Judge Vosper issued a warrant for his arrest.