An Ellesmere Port man will appear in court  today facing charges of sexual offences against  a child.

Alan Whittaker, 58, of Princes Road,  Ellesmere Port, has been charged with three  offences in relation to an 11-year-old girl,  which include inciting a child to engage in  sexual activity, engaging in sexual activity in  the presence of a child, and taking an indecent  image of a child.

He will appear at Chester Magistrates Court  today (Wednesday November 20).