Newport Magistrates' Court (Image: PA)
A MAN has appeared in court charged with raping a woman.
Patrick Dillon, 24, from Abertillery is accused of sexually assaulting the complainant in Caerphilly county nearly three years ago in October 2021.
The defendant, of Somerset Street, did not enter a plea during the hearing at Newport Magistrates' Court.
Dillon is due to appear before the crown court on April 10.
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He was granted conditional bail.
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