Karl Fodden has been charged with two counts of rape against a woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, between January 1 2020 and July 31, 2022, and July 23 and July 24, 2022.

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The 36-year-old of Moor Lane, Sculthorpe, near Fakenham, denied both offences when he appeared at Norwich Crown Court on Thursday.

Recorder Simon Taylor fixed a trial, expected to last six days, for March 13, 2028, at King's Lynn Crown Court.

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