A MAN charged with child sex offences appeared in court today (22).

Mihir Aggarwal, 22, of Park Lodge Avenue, West Drayton, was arrested on Tuesday (21).

He was charged with attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, arranging and facilitating the commission of a child sex offence, and attempting to meet a girl under 16 years following grooming.

Aggarwal was remanded in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

He was further remanded to appear at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday, May 20.