Man on unlawful sex charge

Mr Ian Richard Thompson (25), an unemployed man, of, Lisanelly Heights, Omagh, Co Tyrone, appeared at Cookstown Magistrates Court…

Mr Ian Richard Thompson (25), an unemployed man, of, Lisanelly Heights, Omagh, Co Tyrone, appeared at Cookstown Magistrates Court yesterday accused of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a teenage girl without her consent at Omagh last Tuesday.

Mr Thompson, who also faces a charge of threatening to kill the teenager, was remanded in custody until Tuesday.

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