A 60-year-old man from Tiverton has appeared before a Crown Court judge accused of allegations of historic sex abuse.
Phillip Edwards was not required to make a plea at the short preliminary hearing at Exeter Crown Court where resident Judge Francis Gilbert, QC, set a timetable for the progress of the case.
Edwards, of Broad Lane, Tiverton, is facing charges of eight offences of rape allegedly committed against the same under age complainant in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
His case was adjourned for a fresh hearing in May, when he will be required to enter pleas. A provisional trial date has been set for October.
Edwards was released on bail.
