Sentencing date set for Chorley man, 52, charged with offences including indecent assault on a girl under 14

He is due to be sentenced in August.

A 52-year-old man from Chorley who has been charged with a string of offences including indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 years has appeared in court today.

Mark Smith, of Heald Street in Chorley, will be sentenced in August for a string of offences including indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 years placeholder image
Mark Smith, of Heald Street in Chorley, will be sentenced in August for a string of offences including indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 years | Local Library
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Preston Crown Court | Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

Mark Smith, of Heald Street in Chorley, appeared before court this morning and entered the following pleas regarding the charges rbrought before him:

1 - Indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 years - Not Guilty.

2 - Indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 years - Guilty.

3 - Indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 years - Guilty.

4 - Indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 years - Not Guilty.

5 - Incite a girl under fourteen years of age to commit an act of gross indecency - Guilty.

The offences allegedly took place between 1991-92.

He was granted bail on the condition that he is not permitted to use any internet device until his sentencing in August.

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