A 14-year-old boy appeared in a Manchester court today to face seven charges of rape against four primary school girls.
The four children were allegedly attacked after playing on swings in a park in Salford, Greater Manchester.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of raping the girls, aged between seven and ten-years-old, in a secluded area of Mandley Park.
Dressed in a blue tracksuit and with cropped ginger hair, the youth spoke only to confirm his name during the hearing at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court. He was flanked by two security guards.
The attacks allegedly took place between 5pm and 6.40pm on July 10th at the park, which is close to Leicester Road in Salford. The boy was arrested at around 3.25am the following day.
No plea was entered and reporting restrictions were not lifted. No application for bail was made and he was remanded in custody to reappear at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court on September 1st.