A man charged with offences of grooming a young girl and sexually assaulting her will face a judge and jury later this year.Ashley Allen, 22, of Stringfellow Crescent, Chard appeared in the dock at Taunton Crown Court before Recorder Malcolm Galloway, this morning (January 3).He denies one charge of penetrative sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl, said to have taken place on February 1 last year and another of meeting a child following grooming, said to have happened between November 1, 2015...
