A 27-year-old man from Switzerland has appeared in court in Bath charged with two counts of rape in the city.
Samuel Diaper, of Waffenplatzstrasse in Zurich, attended a brief hearing on Wednesday 26th November following a postal requisition, which is a magistrates’ court summons.
The first alleged rape took place on 6th October 2019 at an address in Camden Crescent. The second charge relates to 31st October 2020 at an address in Chatham Row.
Magistrates sent the case to Bristol Crown Court, where Diaper will appear on 5th January for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
He was granted unconditional bail.
