A man charged with historical child sex crimes has had his court date set.

James Robert Tossell, 56, of Ivinghoe Aston, Buckinghamshire, was charged with sexual offences involving children on September 3.

He was charged with eight counts of sexual assault of a girl, two counts of sexual assault of a child by penetration, three counts of sexual activity with a child and three counts of making indecent images of children.

The charges relate to non-recent offences in Buckinghamshire, Thames Valley Police said.

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He appeared at Aylesbury Crown Court on Thursday, November 23 , and a trial is listed for May 3, 2025 and it is expected to take 10 days.

Mr Tossell was granted conditional bail, with conditions being not to have contact with any child under 16 years, not contact directly named persons and to report to Aylesbury police station every Monday.