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Screenshot from video taken of the Halifax fire Picture: SUBMITTED A TOWN centre man has appeared in court accused of setting fire to the Halifax bank. Charles Bacchus Laforest, 58, is said to have poured accelerant and set the fire that caused £17,000-worth of damage to the Bridge Street branch. Prosecutor Rachel Bailey said the bank was shut for at least seven days after the fire on February 1, 2020. She asked the magistrates to send the case to the crown court. Appearing before Swindon Magistrates’ Court this morning, Laforest, of Albion Street, entered no plea to a single charge of arson.
By Advertiser Reporter A SHOWJUMPING coach has appeared in court accused of rape. John Sillett, 54, an Olympic show jumping coach, is accused of raping a woman between January and November 2015. He also faces allegations of sexually assaulting a girl under 13 in 2010 and sexually assaulting a woman in Marlborough, France and Spain. The alleged assaults are said to have taken place between 2010 and 2017. Appearing before Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning, Sillett, of Farley Hill, Wokingham, entered no pleas to the 12 charges. However, he indicated he would be pleading not guilty at the crown court. Dressed in a dark jacket and jeans, he spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth, address and pleas. He was bailed by chairman of the bench Gail Chilcott to appear before Salisbury Crown Court on June 4.
By Advertiser Reporter A SHOWJUMPING coach has appeared in court accused of rape. John Sillett, 54, an Olympic show jumping coach, is accused of raping a woman between January and November 2015. He also faces allegations of sexually assaulting a girl under 13 in 2010 and sexually assaulting a woman in Marlborough, France and Spain. The alleged assaults are said to have taken place between 2010 and 2017. Appearing before Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning, Sillett, of Farley Hill, Wokingham, entered no pleas to the 12 charges. However, he indicated he would be pleading not guilty at the crown court. Dressed in a dark jacket and jeans, he spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth, address and pleas. He was bailed by chairman of the bench Gail Chilcott to appear before Salisbury Crown Court on June 4.
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Dressed in a dark jacket and jeans, he spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth, address and pleas.
He was bailed by chairman of the bench Gail Chilcott to appear before Salisbury Crown Court on June 4.
John Sillett, 54, faced 12 charges all relating to sexual offences at Swindon Magistrates Court
Last week, A Wiltshire Police spokesman told the News: John Sillett, 54, from Wokingham, has been summonsed to appear at court. He is due to appear at Swindon Magistrates Court on May 5 where he will face a total of 12 charges, all relating to sexual offences. These offences are alleged to have occurred between 2010 and 2017.