An Erith man has appeared in court charged with possessing 71 extreme pornographic images portraying people performing sex acts with live animals.

George Bush, 62, of Rivendale Road, was at Inner London Crown Court yesterday (November 19).

As well as accused of possessing the indecent images, he is also charged with seven counts of keeping for sale a specimen of a threatened or endangered species and six counts of fraudulent evasion of import restrictions.

Items connected to the charges include two leopard skulls, four monkey heads and a skeleton of an infant crab eating macaque.

Bush has been bailed to appear again at the same court on February 2.