Trial for man accused of sexual assaults in Bacup and Bury

Preston Crown Court <i>(Image: Anthony Moss)</i>
Preston Crown Court (Image: Anthony Moss)
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A man will stand trial next year after denying the sexual assaults of a boy and a girl.

Roydan Styles, 50, is accused of assaulting a boy in Bacup in February last year, and a girl in Bury between 2011 and 2013.

Styles, of Greer Street, Openshaw, Manchester, appeared at Preston Crown Court on Monday (September 15) where he entered not guilty pleas to both counts.

He was bailed ahead of a trial on November 9, 2026, which is expected to last five days.

A pre-trial review hearing was scheduled for September 14, 2026.

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