A MAN who denies sexually touching two women in Newton Abbot will stand trial at the crown court.

Ian Gregory Bond, aged 38, of Broadway, Exeter, has pleaded not guilty to two charges of touching separate women in Newton Abbot that was sexual and without their consent. Both women were aged 16 or over.

South and West Devon Magistrates’ Court sent him for trial at Exeter Crown Court on February 24. He was granted unconditional bail.