Man, 64, accused of sexually touching woman on bus appears at crown court

Javed Montakhab has yet to enter a plea to the charge against him :: He is remanded in custody until February.

A 64-year-old man accused of sexual assault has made his first appearance at Teesside Crown Court.

Javed Montakhab is charged with sexually touching a woman without her consent in Stockton.

He appeared in court for a short preliminary hearing today via video link to Holme House Prison, Stockton.

Montakhab  has been charged with one count of sexual assault following an alleged incident on a bus travelling from Middlesbrough to Norton on November 27 this year.

The defendant, of Cobden Street, Thornaby, has not yet entered a plea to the charge against him.

Judge Peter Bowers remanded Montakhab in custody until a plea hearing on February 16.