Newport Crown Court (Image: Newsquest)
A MAN has pleaded not guilty to historical child rape allegations.
Gavin Leonard, 41, denied two charges of rape and one of indecency with a child which the prosecution claims happened in Pontypool between 1997 and 2000.
The three counts relate to one complainant who was a boy at the time of the accusations, Newport Crown Court heard.
Leonard’s trial date was set for June 19, 2023 with a time estimate of four days.
The defendant, of Pen Dinas, Trealaw, Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, was granted bail.
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