A TRIAL is set to go ahead next week after a young man denied several sex crimes against a child.
Corey Phillips, 20, will be standing trial at Oxford Crown Court on Monday, January 8.
He is facing several counts of child sex crimes against a boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, under the age of 13.
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Phillips, of Wincey View, Oxford, appeared in court via video link on Wednesday (January 3) for a pre-trial review hearing.
The court heard that the trial is set to go ahead with Edward Lucas for the Crown Prosecution Service and James Oliveira-Agnew representing Phillips.
The 20-year-old has been remanded in custody with the limit of this due to expire on January 15.
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