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.
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