The trial of a Colchester man accused of a string of child sex offences will get underway in April.
Before Ipswich Crown Court for a plea hearing on February 27 was 45-year-old Jayan Chandy, of St Andrew's Gardens, Colchester.
He pleaded not guilty to five offences of sexual activity with a child in November last year.
Chandy's trial is expected to get under way on April 30.
He is on unconditional bail.
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