PETER BLEACH BEFORE YORK MAGISTRATES' COURT ON SEX CHARGES
A 74-year-old man has appeared before York Magistrates' Court charged with child sexual abuse.Peter James Bleach, of Northway, Scarborough, is alleged to have sexually assaulted a girl twice.
He was not asked to enter a plea during the hearing.
Solicitors for prosecution and defence agreed that the case could only be tried by a judge and jury, so York magistrates sent him to York Crown Court.
They released Bleach on bail on condition he doesn’t contact two people or go to a named road.
Bleach will appear before York Crown Court on February 9 to attend a plea and trial preparation hearing when he will be expected to enter his pleas.