A MAN has been accused of raping and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.

Nathan John, 19, of Richard John Road in Milford Haven, appeared at Swansea Crown Court charged with a series of sexual offences relating to a reported attack in Milford Haven on October 2, 2022.

John was charged with two offences of rape relating to the alleged attack on a teenager.

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He was also accused of two offences of sexual assault, relating to touching the woman without her consent, and sexual assault by penetration.

John was further charged with causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, after he was alleged to have forced the woman to penetrate him.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Prosecutor James Hartson told the court that John was already due to stand trial over allegations rape, sexual assault by penetration, assault by beating, and intentional suffocation.

Those charges related to an alleged incident in Haverfordwest on May 16 this year.

“These charges proceed the other charges by about 18 months,” Mr Hartson said.

“On each occasion, the defendant is alleged to have volunteered to escort a 16-year-old home.

“During the journey home, he violently rapes the 16-year-old complainants.

“His defence in each case is consent.”

Judge Geraint Walters approved an application from the prosecution for John to face a single trial on both the 2022 and 2024 charges.

John was remanded back in to custody, and will face a trial on October 14.