A man has been remanded in custody on charges of indecently assaulting men.

Richard Thomas Chew, 67, of Brownlow Street, Clitheroe, was remanded on bail until October 25 by Blackburn magistrates charged with 10 offences of indecent assault on three males aged over 16.

The offences are alleged to have taken place on various dates between January 1994 and June 1999.