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Gateshead man accused of Concert Square sex act says he can't afford to get to Liverpool for court

A Gateshead man charged over sex videos taken in Liverpool's Concert Square has said that he couldn't afford to go to court, before a judge issued a warrant for his arrest.

Joe Firby, 23, was due to appear before Liverpool Magistrates' Court this afternoon, in relation to a charge of outraging public decency on August 2.

He was charged following the emergence of videos taken in Liverpool city centre, which showed a man and a woman performing sexual acts in front of members of the public.

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