A COURT date has been set for a man accused of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.

Ahbad Hossain, 29, has been charged with one count of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child in Witney between January 27, 2022 and February 2, 2022 and one count of attempting to cause a child under 13 to watch/look at an image of sexual activity on January 31, 2022.

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He allegedly spoke to a child aged 13 over Facebook and WhatsApp.

Hossain is also charged with one count of making an indecent image/pseudo-image of a child and one count of possessing an indecent image of a child.

Hossain, of Skeltons Lane, London, is next due in Oxford Magistrates' Court on March 19 for a plea hearing.