A 48-year-old man is to appear in court charged with sexual activity with a boy. Christopher Norbury, 48, appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court where he was charged with sexual assault of a boy under the age of 16; engaging in sexual activity with the boy; and three charges of intentionally touching the boy and it was sexual.

The alleged offences are said to have happened in Repton, on September 24. Norbury, of Brindley Walk, Stenson Fields, Derby, is due to appear at Derby Crown Court on September 12.

He has been bailed until that date on condition he does not contact the alleged victim or any child under the age of 16.