A labourer appeared in court and denied five offences of child abduction and three counts of sexual activity with a girl under the age of 13.
Dale Michael Walsh, 39, of St James' Street, Blackburn, was remanded in custody when he appeared before the town's magistrates yesterday.
A provisional date has been set for the committal hearing on January 18.
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