A 21-year-old will stand trial accused of a string of sex offences against a teenage girl.

Liam Rogers, 21, of Roundhills Estate in Waltham Abbey, is charged with raping the girl aged 13 to 15 in Waltham Abbey on December 10, 2011.

He is also accused of engaging in sex with the same girl on or about the same date, as well as a further three offences of sexual touching between 2011 and September 2013.

Rogers is scheduled to appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on November 24 for a plea and case management hearing.

He has been granted bail on the condition he does not try to contact the girl.