A 14-year-old boy has been charged with sexual assault on a teenage girl in Chigwell.
The boy, from Woodford Green, who cannot be named, allegedly forced the girl, also 14, to engage in sexual activity on April 26.
The boy appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court yesterday and pleaded not guilty.
He is on unconditional bail until the trial on January 3.
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