Mr Jones, 55, from Hale, denies two counts of rape
A man has gone on trial accused of rape. Lawrence Jones, 55, of Brooks Drive in Hale Barns, denies two allegations of rape made by two women during the 1990s.
Mr Jones is standing trial at Manchester Crown Court. He denies two counts of rape, the first alleging he had sex with a woman in late 1993 knowing she did not consent or being reckless as to whether she consented. The second rape count alleges he had sex with another woman between a date in 1993 and another in 1994 knowing she did not consent or being reckless as to whether she consented.
Judge Sarah Johnston, swearing a jury in on Monday afternoon, told the jurors the trial was estimated to last two weeks. Eloise Marshall was due to open the case for the prosecution on Tuesday morning.The jury is in court and the prosecutor Eloise Marshall KC is about to open the case. The defendant is in the dock.
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