A Norfolk man is to stand trial accused of rape and a string of other sexual offences against a woman over three decades.

Rodney Johnston, 66, has been charged with a number of offences including rape, three counts of procuring a woman to have sex by threats or intimidation, two counts of causing a person to have sex without consent and a charge of intimidation.

The eight offences Johnston has been charged with are alleged to have taken place between 1994 and 2024.

Johnston, of Rushall road at Starston, near Harleston, appeared at Norwich Crown Court via videolink on Tuesday (August 27) when he denied all offences.

Judge Andrew Shaw set a trial date of March 17 next year.

A further case management hearing will take place on October 25.