An 89-year-old man has appeared before Bath magistrates charged with 10 sexual offences against boys dating back to the early 1970s.
Bernard Lock leaving Bath Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday
Bernard Lock, of Mill Road in Brancaster, King’s Lynn in Norfolk, is accused of offences against two boys who were under 14 at the time.
The alleged assaults took place in Bath and Wiltshire; they include a total of six indecent assaults, three acts of gross indecency and another sexual offence which is indictable only.
Indictable offences are the most serious type of criminal offence that can only be tried in the Crown Court.
No plea was taken at the hearing at Bath Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 5th November.
The magistrates adjourned proceedings to Bristol Crown Court, where Lock will appear on 5th December.
He was granted unconditional bail.
