A MUMBLES man has appeared in court charged with possessing an "extreme pornographic" image of someone having sex with a dead octopus or squid.

Andrew Charles Dymond, of Dunns Lane, is also alleged to have had images which showed a person performing sex acts with horses and dogs.

The 46-year-old, who faces a total of 25 porn charges, entered a unanimous no plea when he came before Swansea magistrates.

The charge involving the sea creature states the image was of someone "performing an act of intercourse with a dead animal, namely an octopus/squid, which was grossly offensive, disgusting or otherwise of an obscene character".

Dymond is also alleged to have made 14 indecent photos of children, as well as possessing an additional 57 images.

The prosecution alleges the offences happened at Dymond's home address between New Year's Day in 2007 and September last year.

Four of the allegations state he had images showing an act which would or was likely to result in "serious injury to a person's breasts".

A further charge makes the same allegation but in relation to someone's genitals.

It is alleged the images range from level one to four. On a scale of one to five, five is considered the most serious.

Leigh Davies, defending Dymond, said: "This is a case that's probably better dealt with in the Crown Court".

Magistrates declined jurisdiction.

Dymond was granted conditional bail and will next appear for committal to Crown Court on May 12.

Court chairwoman Sonia Walters, addressing Dymond, said: "You're not to access the internet in any way, whether that's through a computer or a telephone or anyway possible."

He has also been banned from having any contact with a child under the age of 16.