A 49-YEAR-OLD man has pleaded not guilty to five counts of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14.

Ian William Sadler, of Whitehorse Street in Baldock, pleaded not guilty when he appeared at Cambridge Crown Court today (Friday).

He is charged with five counts of indecently assaulting a girl in Letchworth GC between September 1, 2000, and September 30, 2002.

The trial has been set for December 5 at Cambridge Crown Court.