Jury considers verdicts in 1980s sexual assault trial
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 06:08 · Archive
A jury is considering its verdicts in the trial of a man charged with sexually assaulting a teenager in the 1980s.
A jury is considering its verdicts in the trial of David King, 66, who denies five charges of indecent assault alleged to have taken place in Bodicote near Banbury between September 1983 and September 1984. The jury retired on October 21 after hearing closing speeches from barristers and a summary of evidence from the judge.
The complainant, who was 14 at the time, came forward with the allegations at the end of 2022 and gave a recorded interview to police in April 2023. The prosecutor, Gavin Pottinger, told the court that the complainant and King went to the pub together where they drank and took drugs, and watched a pornographic film. The complainant 'felt scared', the court heard. Pottinger said King asked the complainant to perform sexual acts, telling him to tell nobody.
The jury also heard allegations that King performed a sexual act on a cow and encouraged the complainant to do the same. King, of Stainforth, Doncaster, was voluntarily interviewed by police in July 2023. He said he remembered the complainant but did not remember going to the pub with him, and described the allegations as 'fictitious' and a 'malicious claim'.
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- Jury considering verdicts in trial of man accused of sexual assault in the 1980sA jury is considering its verdicts in the trial of a man charged with sexually assaulting a teenager in the 1980s.Oxford Mail · 22 Oct, 05:00
- Jury considering verdicts in trial of man accused of sexual assault in the 1980sA jury is considering its verdicts in the trial of a man charged with sexually assaulting a teenager in the 1980s.Oxfordshire Guardian · 22 Oct, 05:00
In this story: David King · Bodicote · Banbury · Stainforth · Doncaster
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