A FYLDE businessman accused of committing a catalogue of sex and porn offences against children has appeared before magistrates faced with 16 new charges, including rape.

Tony Bond, 33, of Endsleigh Gardens in South Shore, Blackpool, is now accused of a total of 44 offences against young boys and girls.

The computer shop owner already faces ten allegations of indecent assault against young boys aged 12 and 13 and eight charges of gross indecency.

He also faces ten charges of possession of illegal pornographic video footage and making indecent pictures of young boys and girls, along with two charges of deception.

After appearing before the resort's magistrates on Wednesday, June 11, he is now accused of four new charges of rape against young boys, a further eleven offences of gross indecency and an additional indecent assault.

Following his arrest on May 27, police seized dozens of items of technical equipment from Bond's home, business, Tower Services, on Cherry Tree Road in Marton -- and garden shed. He has now been remanded in custody until Friday, June 13. Bond did not ask for bail after a similar request during his last hearing on June 2 was refused.