A man accused of performing a sex act on himself in shopping centre toilets has appeared in court.

Shamim Ahmed reportedly performed the act in front of another person at The Mall Chequers in July.

The 37-year-old, who was arrested at the complex in Pad's Hill, was charged with sexual activity in a public lavatory.

Ahmed, of Bishops Road, Middlesex, denied the offence earlier this year and was due to stand trial at Maidstone Magistrates' Court today.

However the hearing was postponed because there was no interpreter.

He will return to the same court for trial on Wednesday, February 3.

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