Jury considering verdicts in 1980s sexual assault trial

David King, 66, is on trial after denying five charges of indecent assault, alleged to have taken place in Bodicote near Banbury.

The allegations span from September 1983 to September 1984.

King is said to have sexually assaulted the complainant, who was 14 at the time, after watching pornographic videos together.

On October 21, the jury retired to consider its verdicts after hearing closing speeches from the barristers and a summary of the evidence from the judge.

The complainant came forward with the allegations at the end of 2022 and gave a recorded interview to police in April 2023.

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Gavin Pottinger, prosecuting, explained that the complainant got to know King, leading to them going to the pub together, drinking and taking drugs.

Mr Pottinger said that the teenager and King watched a pornography film together and that the complainant 'felt scared'.

It was here that the first allegation of indecent assault was alleged to have taken place.

Mr Pottinger said: "He asked him to do the same to him, which he did. These things happened again and again. He was told to tell nobody."

The jury also heard that King allegedly performed a sexual act on a cow and encouraged the complainant to do the same.

King, of Stainforth, Doncaster, was voluntarily interviewed by police in July 2023.

He described the allegations as 'fictitious' and a 'malicious claim'. King told police he remembered the complainant, but didn't remember going to the pub with him.

The jury then heard a video interview the complainant gave to police.

The man said: "He said he had bent videos at home. I thought he got them off the back of a lorry or something.

"He took me to his bedroom and gave me a joint and put this film on. It was men having sex with men. I was so scared.

"He said 'it's ok'. He was rubbing my leg. I thought he was going to kill me. I was just so scared."

The trial continues.