Retired BBC producer, 75, who worked on Question Time and Panorama appears in court charged with possessing more than 800 child abuse images
- Ex-BBC producer Victor Melleney, 75, appeared at Kingston Crown Court today
- Charged with possessing 832 indecent images of minors across several devices
- He denied making the images and the charge of possessing them in 2018
- Melleney faces a pre-trial hearing on June 11 ahead of his trial on December 13
A retired BBC producer who worked on Question Time has appeared in court charged with possessing more than 800 child abuse images.
Victor Melleney, 75, who also worked on Panorama, is accused of possessing 832 indecent photographs of minors across a number of devices, including a laptop, two hard drives and a wifi dongle.
Melleney, from Kensington, west London, appeared at Kingston Crown Court today.
He denied one count of making the images between May 24, 2011 and October 15, 2018.
Victor Melleney, 75, (pictured) who also worked on Panorama, is accused of possessing 832 indecent photographs of minors across a number of devices, including a laptop, two hard drives and a wifi dongle
Melleney also denied an alternative charge of possession of the images on October 18, 2018.
Additionally, the former BBC producer also entered not guilty pleas to a charge of possessing an extreme pornographic image of a person having intercourse with an animal, and a charge of possession of a prohibited image.
He was granted conditional bail ahead of a pre-trial hearing on 11 June, ahead of his trial on 13 December.
Mr Justice Bryan warned him that if he failed to attend court for trial then it could go ahead in his absence.
Melleney, from Kensington, west London, appeared at Kingston Crown Court (pictured) today. He denied one count of making the images between May 24, 2011 and October 15, 2018. He also denied an alternative charge of possession of the images on October 18, 2018