A teenager has denied making indecent images of children.

Thomas Duff, 19, of Burnetts Lane, West End, faces three charges of making indecent images of children, which relate to having indecent images on a mobile device.

Appearing at Southampton Crown Court on Monday, June 2, he pleaded not guilty to all three counts.

The charges allege he made 11 Category A, 35 Category B and 147 Category C still or moving images of children.

These three charges relate to alleged offences committed between June 2023 and May 2024.

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The trial is expected to take place on Thursday, February 19, 2026, and last a single day.

Duff was released on bail pending the trial.

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.