An Invercargill man entered not guilty pleas to eight charges of indecent assault against two girls when he appeared in the Invercargill District Court yesterday.

The 54-year-old man’s lawyer, Jono Ross, said his client elected trial by jury.

The man entered no plea to two further indecent assault charges against a different victim which had only recently been laid by police.

The alleged offending is said to have taken place between May 1 and December 31 last year. One of the victims was 13 years old.

The man has been granted name suppression until the pre-trial callover.

He was remanded in custody to appear for a case review hearing on October 17.

 - By Karen Pasco, PIJF court reporter