Preston Crown Court (Image: Archive)
A man is to stand trial accused of historic sexual offences against a girl aged under 14.
Thomas Wilson, 53, appeared at Preston Crown Court on Monday (June 10) and entered not guilty pleas to eight counts of indecent assault against a girl under 14 and two counts of gross indecency with a girl under 14.
The offences are alleged to have happened in Ribchester between 1993 and 1995.
A trial date for Wilson, of Kirklands, Chipping, was set for March 24, 2025.
The trial is expected to last four days.
He has been granted conditional bail.
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