Twerton man is charged with historical sex offences against girls

A Twerton man has appeared at Bath Magistrates’ Court accused of historical sex offences in the city.

Tim Dale, of Ellen House in Eleanor Close, was in court on Wednesday 23rd July to face seven charges dating back to the 1990s.

Dale, who is 45, is accused of:

• Unlawful sex with a girl aged under 13 between November 1996 and August 1997.
• Unlawful sexual with a girl under 13 between November 1999 and November 2001.
• Unlawful sex with a girl under 13 between August 1997 and April 2004 on multiple other occasions.
• Indecent assault on a girl under 14 between November 1999 and November 2001.
• Indecent assault on a girl under 14 between March 2002 and March 2003.
• Sexual assault on a girl aged 14 between November 2005 and November 2006.
• Sexual assault on a girl aged 15 to 16 between March 2005 and March 2007.

Magistrates granted Dale unconditional bail and adjourned the case to Bristol Crown Court, where he will appear on 18th August.