A date has been set for the trial of a Barnstaple man accused of assaulting an under age girl. Philip Weeks, 58, did not enter a plea when he appeared at Exeter Crown Court accused of sexual assault by penetration of a girl under 13. Judge Francis Gilbert, QC, was told the case is likely to be contested and he set a timetable for the exchange of prosecution and defence papers. Weeks, of Ashleigh Road, Barnstaple, will be required to enter a plea when he returns to court in February and a...
