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Man pleads not guilty to beach rape and sex assaults

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Judge David Evans released Antony Demetriades on conditional bail

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A 24-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to the rape of one teenage girl and the sexual assault of another on Bournemouth beach.

Antony Demetriades, from Bournemouth, is alleged to have carried out the offences close to the Bournemouth Oceanarium at about 19:30 BST on 19 May.

He denies two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault against a girl aged between 13 and 15, and one count of sexual assault of the second girl.

Mr Demetriades was released on conditional bail.

Judge David Evans adjourned the case at Bournemouth Crown Court for trial on 4 March next year, with a pre-trial review hearing due to take place on 17 January.

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