The defendant denied the charges
A 78-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with sexual offences.
Arthur Procter, of Ferrier Close, Blackburn, faces five allegations of penetrative sex by a person over 13 on an adult over 18.
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The defendant denied the charges.
A trial date was set for July 13 at Preston Crown Court.
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