A 63-year-old man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with raping a girl in 1977.
Lesley Bennett, of no fixed address, is also charged with 12 indecent assaults involving four girls. He was sent in custody to Preston Crown Court.
A 63-year-old man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with raping a girl in 1977.
Lesley Bennett, of no fixed address, is also charged with 12 indecent assaults involving four girls. He was sent in custody to Preston Crown Court.
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