Man cleared of rape charges

A man accused of sexually molesting a girl over eight years, including multiple offences of raping her from when she was aged seven, has made his first appearance at court.
Blackpool Magistrates CourtBlackpool Magistrates Court
Blackpool Magistrates Court

UPDATE: Mr Bambury was cleared by a jury of all 22 charges following a trial, which concluded on March 14, 2017 at Preston Crown Court.

Kevin Bambury, a 45-year-old designer, of Buckley Crescent, Cleveleys, is charged with six offences of raping the girl, 15 offences of seriously sexually assaulting her and one offence of inciting the girl to engage in sexual activity.

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The offences are alleged to have taken place between August 2006 and August last year at Cleveleys.

Defence lawyer, Brett Chappell, said his client vehemently denied the offences and would plead not guilty to all the allegations.

Bambury was bailed to appear at Preston Crown Court on August 31 by Blackpool magistrates.

He must not have any unsupervised contact with any child under 16, except'¨for fleeting or inadvertent contact or via Social '¨Services, as a condition of his bail.