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Man charged with sex attack
8:56pm Friday 4th April 2008
A MAN has appeared before Black-burn magistrates charged with sexual offences against another boy at a Longridge child-ren's home more than 20 years ago.
Paul Derek Phoenix, 37, of Queens Drive East, Ramsey, Isle of Man, is charged with one offence of buggery and nine of committing an act of gross indecency with the same boy on dates between January 1, 1983, and August 1986 when the boy was aged between nine and 13 years of age.
At the time of the offences Phoenix was aged between 13 and 16.
Phoenix was arrested in the Isle of Man by officers from Lancashire Constabulary and was charged with the offences on March 20.
The former child-ren's home in Barnacre Road, Lon-gridge, closed in 2003 and was originally run by Preston Council.
When it closed it was under the control of Lancashire County Council.
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