A MAN is due to appear in front of crown court judges this week on charges relating to inappropriate activity with a child.

Emyr Anthony, 59, of Hawthorn Avenue, Gorseinon, appeared at Llanelli Magistrates Court on March 10 where he indicated guilty pleas for attempting to meet and engage in sexual activity with a child.

He admitted a charge of being an adult attempting to meet a boy under 16 years of age following grooming, which is said to have taken place on March 8 in Cross Hands.

He also admitted a charge of being an adult attempting to engage in sexual communication with a boy under 16 years old. This also relates to an incident in Cross Hands on March 8 where he is said to have made sexual comments to a male child.

He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Swansea Crown Court on March 24.