Rape accused appears in court

A Douglas man has appeared in court after being accused of rape.

21-year-old Anthony Robert Collis, of no fixed address, is also charged with indecently assaulting a child and of inciting, or procuring, a child to commit gross indecency. 

The offences were allegedly carried out between January 2008 and August 2010. 

Committal proceedings - where the case is elevated to the Court of General Gaol Delivery - will take place on January 15th. 

There was no application for bail and he was remanded at the Isle of Man Prison until his next court appearance on November 12th.