Lord Janner, who is accused of 22 sex abuse charges, will have his trial of the facts heard in the new year.
The 87-year-old is accused of 15 counts of indecent assault and seven counts of a separate sexual offence against a total of nine alleged victims in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Twenty-one of the offences relate to complainants who were aged 16 or under at the time.
Janner was excused from attending the hearing before Mr Justice Sweeney at the Old Bailey today.
A fitness to plead hearing will take place on December 7 this year, and a provisional trial date has been set for February 22 2016, at a venue to be confirmed. (more...)
Lord Janner: hearing re multiple charges of #childsexabuse due at Old Bailey this afternoon. The ex-MP not expected to attend.
— ExaroNews (@ExaroNews) September 1, 2015
Lord Janner does not attend hearing at Old Bailey. Hearing re fitness to plead pencilled in for Dec 7.
— ExaroNews (@ExaroNews) September 1, 2015
Lord Janner: pos trial of facts pencilled in for Feb 22, or April 5 if more time is needed for case.
— ExaroNews (@ExaroNews) September 1, 2015
Lord Janner: hearing finished. Next hearing scheduled for December 7.
— ExaroNews (@ExaroNews) September 1, 2015
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