A 64-year-old man is due to face trial for multiple child sex offences including sexual assault and false imprisonment.
Leslie Belcher of St Clement's Close, St John's, Worcester appeared at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday for an administrative hearing to check if the case remained ready for trial.
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The alleged offences span almost a decade.
He denies 14 counts which include 10 counts of sexual assault upon a child under 13, one of sexual assault, one of false imprisonment, one of assault a child by penetration and one of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. The indictment refers to a complainant who cannot be identified for legal reasons.
The charges span a period between November 4, 2012 and July 8, 2020.
Judge James Burbidge QC heard the case. The trial is listed to take place before Judge Martin Jackson on Tuesday, April 19. Belcher was granted bail in the meantime.
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