A KELSO man has been accused of historical sex crimes against two young girls.
Raymond Hay of Roxburgh Street, will face two charges at a jury trial at Jedburgh Sheriff Court next month.
The 55-year-old denies using lewd, indecent and libidonous practices on one occasion towards a girl when she was aged between seven and 11 in the 1980s at a house in Greenlaw.
Hay faces a second charge of lewd, indecent and libidonous practices towards a second girl on various occasions when she was aged between four and nine including penetration with his fingers.
The trial has been fixed for the sitting on April 23 with a further intermediate hearing scheduled for March 23.
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