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A SOFT play centre boss accused of having child sex abuse images is set to go on trial in the US tomorrow.
Steven McInally, 35, has been in a Florida[1] jail since August after he triggered an alert[2] by flying into Melbourne Orlando International Airport.
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Steven McInally has been held on £1million bail bond
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The former soft-play boss was arrested when he arrived in FloridaCredit: Les Gallagher
The married dad of three, of Tollcross, Glasgow[3], was stopped because of intelligence received by US Customs and Homeland Security.
Officers at the airport ordered him to open his iPhone before allegedly finding a picture of a girl aged “seven to ten” suffering a horrific sex assault.
He was charged with 20 counts of possessing indecent material of children.
The Scot appeared at the Circuit Court in Brevard County, Florida, to deny the charges in late November and was remanded.
The company provided lifesized cartoon characters, face painting and bouncy castles for birthday parties and other celebrations.
Police Scotland[4] said a probe into any criminality allegedly committed by McInally in this country remains ongoing.