Northampton man charged with 32 offences against young girl
William Montgomery
A 44-YEAR-OLD man from Northampton has denied a total of 32 child sex charges after it was alleged that he abused a young girl.
Northampton Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday that William Montgomery, aged 44, of Rillwood Court, Lumbertubs, had been charged after a woman came forward claiming she had been abused by him starting from when she was a young child.
Kim Dalton, prosecuting, said it was alleged that the offences took place over a number of years.
Montgomery, who denies all 32 charges, faces 17 counts of gross indecency, and 15 counts of indecent assault, all against one girl.
The full charges consist of two types of sex crime.
One is gross indecency with a girl under 14 years of age, which is an offence under the Sexual Offences Act 1956.
The other is indecent assault of a girl under 14 years of age under the Indecency with Children Act 1960.
Montgomery spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth and to enter his not guilty plea.
Magistrates declined jurisdiction of the case because of the seriousness of the charges.
Two further hearings were scheduled by magistrates, one for later this month and one for three weeks later.
In the meantime, Montgomery, who was denied bail, will be held in custody.
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