THE trial of a man facing a series of rape and sexual assault charges started yesterday at Oxford Crown Court.

Craig Preston, of Longfields, Marcham, near Abingdon, denies 17 sexual offences allegedly committed against three underage girls between December 1995 and December last year.

The 30-year-old, who is on bail, is accused of two counts of rape, four counts of sexual assault, 10 counts of indecent assault and one attempted rape.

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