A FORMER Machynlleth teacher accused of over 60 indecent assaults on young girls has appeared before Aberystwyth magistrates.

Gordon Fleming, 66, is facing 61 charges of indecent assault on a string of girls under the age of 14 in alleged offences dating back to the 1970s and 1980s.

No pleas were entered to the charges after prosecutor Rhian Jones told magistrates that the case should be heard in crown court because of the seriousness of the allegations.

Magistrates declined jurisdiction in the case and released Fleming, of 1 The Mews, Burma Road, Park Hall in Oswestry, on conditional bail until a hearing at Swansea Crown Court on 21 April.

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