A 59-year-old man from Westbury will appear at Swindon Crown Court next month accused of sexually abusing a woman and two girls under the age of 13.

Anthony Edward Fletcher, formerly of Woodland View, Dilton Marsh, near Westbury, faces one charge of sexual assault on a woman, five counts of sexual activity with a girl under the age of 13, two counts of gross indecency and one charge of taking a child to keep him/her from a person having lawful control.

Fletcher denied the charges at a hearing at Chippenham Magistrates’ Court on April 23 and was released on conditional bail.

The case was adjourned at a preliminary hearing at Swindon on Friday.