Ribchester man to face trial after denying rape of a child

Preston Crown Court <i>(Image: Anthony Moss)</i>
Preston Crown Court (Image: Anthony Moss)
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A Ribchester man has appeared in court charged with raping a girl and other sexual offences.

Keith Wood, 69, appeared at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday (August 4) charged with three counts of raping a girl under 13, three counts of assaulting a girl by touching, and three counts of making indecent images of a child.

Wood, of Parsonage Avenue, pleaded not guilty to all of the alleged offences, which are said to have happened between 2018 and 2023.

He was bailed ahead of a pre-trial review on November 22, 2027.

A trial, expected to last five days, was scheduled for January 10, 2028.

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