Invercargill man facing trial over indecent assault charges

An Invercargill man entered not guilty pleas to eight charges of indecent assault against two girls when he appeared in the Invercargill District Court yesterday.

The 54-year-old man’s lawyer, Jono Ross, said his client elected trial by jury.

The man entered no plea to two further indecent assault charges against a different victim which had only recently been laid by police.

The alleged offending is said to have taken place between May 1 and December 31 last year. One of the victims was 13 years old.

The man has been granted name suppression until the pre-trial callover.

He was remanded in custody to appear for a case review hearing on October 17.

 - By Karen Pasco, PIJF court reporter

 

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