WELL-known Malvern councillor Julian Roskams was due to appear in court today on child pornography charges.

Roskams, aged 53, of Worcester Road, Malvern, has been charged with six counts of making an indecent photograph/ pseudo-photograph of a child and one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image.

He was set to appear at Worcester Magistrates Court this morning.

Roskams, who is a Green councillor on Malvern Town Council and Malvern Hills District Council, was Malvern mayor from 2013 to 2014.