A MAN accused of raping a teenager in a Darlington park has appeared in court.
Luke Boyce, 21, of Emmanuel Close, Darlington, has been charged with two counts of rape and one of assault by penetration.
A teenager reported that she had been raped by a man in Stanhope Park at around 11.30pm on April 8 this year.
The 21-year-old, of Emmanuel Close, Darlington, entered not guilty pleas to all three charges when he appeared at Teesside Crown Court via videolink from Durham Prison.
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Boyce, who will go on trial in October, was remanded in custody.
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