TWO men have appeared in court charged with the rape of a German teenager in April last year.

Naser Akbari, 33, of Clive Road, Cowley, appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court today charged with raping the 17-year-old overnight between Thursday, April 13, and Friday, April 14, last year.

Wahid Hovida, 22, of Cornwallis Road, Cowley, appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court on April 19 also charged rape.

Police said the pair are expected to stand trial together.

Both have been remanded in custody and are due to appear again in court on June 22.