A MAN is to face trial next year after he pleaded not guilty to sexual offence claims allegedly committed against a girl.
Lloyd Barrett, 33, has been charged with two counts of child rape, two of sexual activity with a child and one of assault by penetration of a child under 13.
The prosecution claims he did so in the Blackwood area between 2008 and 2012.
The defendant is due to stand trial on February 17, 2025.
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Barrett, of St Tydfil's Avenue, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil was granted bail after appearing at Newport Crown Court.
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