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Jurors consider Langham verdict | Jurors consider Langham verdict |
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The jury in the trial of Chris Langham who is accused of a string of child sex offences has retired to consider its verdict at Maidstone Crown Court. | The jury in the trial of Chris Langham who is accused of a string of child sex offences has retired to consider its verdict at Maidstone Crown Court. |
Mr Langham, of Golford, Kent, has denied indecent assault and two counts of a serious sexual offence. | Mr Langham, of Golford, Kent, has denied indecent assault and two counts of a serious sexual offence. |
The alleged victim has claimed she had sex with the 58-year-old actor in his dressing room as well as at hotels and at his home. | The alleged victim has claimed she had sex with the 58-year-old actor in his dressing room as well as at hotels and at his home. |
Mr Langham also denies 15 counts of making an indecent image of a child. | Mr Langham also denies 15 counts of making an indecent image of a child. |
Judge Philip Statman issued the jury with some final guidance before they retired on Thursday afternoon. | |
Age is of critical importance Judge Philip Statman | |
He reminded them that, for the avoidance of any doubt, the alleged victim mentioned two hotels in which she claimed underage sex took place between her and Langham. | |
He said the hotels she named were the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, in west London, and a hotel in Nottingham. | |
The judge also warned the jury they needed to be sure the alleged encounters in the named hotels took place when the alleged victim was underage. | |
He said: "As I stated at the start, age is of critical importance with regard to the sexual allegations." |