A man accused of sending money to women in the Philippines to live stream the sexual abuse of children on Skype has appeared at court.
Bernard Grace attended a short hearing at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court today (October 13) and pleaded not guilty to 17 charges over a five year period, beginning in November 2017.
The 71-year-old only spoke to confirm his not guilty pleas to the charges, 15 of arranging/facilitating the commission of a child sex offence and two of making indecent photographs of a child.
Prosecuting, Ms Tolman told the court that on October 1 2020 the National Crime Agency (NCA) received information that Grace had made an “illicit money transfer” to the Philippines.
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