A man appeared in court yesterday charged with a string of sex attacks on a young girl in Sunderland.
Rupinder Bandal, 24, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court and pleaded not guilty to four charges of rape and one of indecency with a child, under 16.
Mr Bandal, of Hylton Road, Sunderland, was remanded on bail.
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