A Banbury resident has entered not guilty pleas to multiple sexual abuse charges relating to a child victim.
The individual, formerly known as a pop performer and now aged 82, faces eight allegations concerning a girl who was between eight and eleven years old.
The offences are alleged to have occurred during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Prosecution documents indicate chocolate was provided and the victim was invited to the accused’s residence in west London.
The charges encompass four counts of indecent assault, two allegations of indecency with a child, and two accusations of sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of thirteen.
Detailed court papers reference multiple instances of inappropriate physical contact.
Proceedings took place at Southwark Crown Court, where the defendant appeared via video link from HMP Channing Wood.
Presiding over the matter was Judge Tony Baumgartner, who serves as the Recorder of Westminster.
Defence counsel entered pleas on behalf of the accused.
Two of the eight charges were met with responses of absolute denial, while the remaining six accusations were met with standard denials.
The upcoming trial has been scheduled for November of the coming year, with an allocated duration of three weeks.
The defendant was subsequently remanded into custody pending those proceedings.
During the court appearance, the accused was dressed in a grey hat, brown jacket, and blue shirt.
An orange beverage was visible during the session.
Legal representation accompanied him from the prison facility.
The prosecution case involves allegations of approximately twenty separate incidents.
These include claims of inappropriate contact through clothing, intimate touching, and other sexually explicit behaviour directed at the child over a period of years.
Investigative records indicate the matter was initially reported to the Metropolitan Police in January of the previous year.
The accused was subsequently interviewed by officers in July 2025.
The individual had previously achieved considerable commercial success during the early 1970s, with reported record sales of eighteen million units across a five-year period.
Multiple chart-topping releases established transatlantic popularity, including tracks that became enduring popular culture references.
Following the glam rock era, attempts at career rehabilitation proved unsuccessful.
The final top forty placing in the United Kingdom occurred in 1984 with a Christmas-themed release.
Background information indicates the accused experienced a challenging upbringing in Oxfordshire, entering local authority care during childhood before eventually becoming involved with London’s music scene during adolescence.