A BOY has appeared in court charged with raping a girl under the age of 13.

The 15-year-old from Newport is accused of sexually assaulting the complainant in the city in November 2021.

The teenager pleaded not guilty to rape during a hearing at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court.

He is due to reappear at the same court on August 15.

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The defendant was granted conditional bail.