A man faced magistrates charged with serious sexual offences involving a teenage girl and boy.

Mark Leslie Dallison, 43, of Melville Avenue, Barnoldswick, is accused of two offences of sexual penetration involving a 15-year old girl, between January and June 2008.

He is also charged with two offences of sexual penetration, concerning a 15-year-old boy, between November 2009 and October 2010.

Magistrates at Accrington sent Dallison for trial at Burnley Crown Court and remanded him in custody to until September 21.

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