A pensioner has appeared in Oxford Crown Court and denied 17 counts of rape.

Terry Haynes, of Mathews Way, Abingdon, also pleaded not guilty yesterday to 11 counts of indecent assault and two attempted rapes. The 69-year-old is alleged to have committed the offences over a 10-year period.

Haynes was released on conditional bail and will appear on March 24 next year for a trial.