Man denies indecent assault charges from 1980s
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 06:19 · Archive
A 66-year-old man is on trial at Oxford Crown Court denying five counts of indecent assault alleged to have occurred in 1983 and 1984.
David King, 66, of Doncaster, is on trial at Oxford Crown Court denying five charges of indecent assault. The alleged offences are said to have taken place in Bodicote, a village near Banbury, between September 1983 and September 1984. At the time, King was nine years older than the complainant, who was 14.
The prosecution told the court that the complainant worked with King and sometimes stayed with him overnight. They went to the pub together, drank and took drugs. According to the prosecutor, Gavin Pottinger, King and the complainant watched a gay pornography film together, after which the first alleged sexual assault took place. The prosecution alleged this assault happened repeatedly and the complainant was told to tell nobody. The court also heard allegations that King performed a sexual act on a cow and encouraged the complainant to do the same.
The complainant came forward with the allegations at the end of 2022 and gave a recorded interview to police in April 2023. When King was voluntarily interviewed by police in July 2023, he described the allegations as 'fictitious' and a 'malicious claim'.
How it is being reported
- Man felt 'so scared' after alleged sexual abuse in 1980s, jury hearsA man said he was 'so scared' when describing allegations of being sexually abused as a teenager in the 1980s.Oxfordshire Guardian · 20 Oct, 05:00
- Man felt 'so scared' after alleged sexual abuse in 1980s, jury hearsA man said he was 'so scared' when describing allegations of being sexually abused as a teenager in the 1980s.Oxford Mail · 20 Oct, 05:00
In this story: David King · Bodicote · Banbury · Oxford Crown Court · Doncaster
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