A 21-year-old accused of a string of sex offences against a teenage girl has been given a trial date.

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 appeared today at Chelmsford Crown Court for a plea and case management hearing. 

He is set to face trial at the same court on May 19.