THE case of a Rossendale man charged with an act of gross indecency with a girl under the age of 16 has been adjourned for a week.

Ian Griffiths, 46, of Edgeside Lane, Waterfoot, appeared at Rossendale magistrates court yesterday. He had pleaded not guilty

He was told by magistrates that the case was to be adjourned for a week so that the Crown Prosecution Service could review the file.

He was remanded on conditional bail.

The conditions being that he has no unsupervised contact with children under the age of 16 and no contact with any of the named witnesses.

He will appear before Rossendale magistrates again on Wednesday.