A 62-YEAR-OLD man has denied sexually toughing an eight-year-old girl.

Christopher Kershaw appeared before Furness Magistrates Court yesterday (Thursday).

It is alleged that the incident of intentionally touching the child took place between January 1 and December 31, 2011, in Millom

The defendant, of Duke Street, Whitehaven, denied the charge and the case was adjourned for a plea and case management hearing at Preston Crown Court on July 1.