A man is accused of making more than 400 child abuse images.

Lucifer-Stuart Van Hesling, 35, faces three charges of making indecent photographs, relating to alleged incidents spanning over three years.

A total of 416 images were allegedly found.

He was due to appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on March 18, but a warrant for his arrest was issued when he did not appear.

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Van Hesling, of Thornhill Park Road, Southampton, is charged with making 169 category C indecent images of a child between May 23, 2021, and March 16, 2024.

He is also charged with making 146 category B images and 101 category A images, during the same time period.

According to the Sentencing Council, the maximum sentence for possession of category A photographs is three years’ custody, while the maximum for category B photographs is 18 months’ custody.

For possession of category C images, the maximum sentence is 26 weeks’ custody.