WEST WILTS: A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man accused of a string of sex attacks on young girls in west Wiltshire.

Robin Flexon is accused of indecently assaulting three girls, the youngest aged just 10 years old, between mid 1984 and March 1989.

The 39-year-old, who has since moved to Cumbria, is thought to have left the country with his Canadian wife. Flexon pleaded not guilty to the eight charges at a hearing before Swindon crown court in December last year.

He was released on bail to live at his home on Frizington Road, Frizington, Cumbria, and to report to the police station in nearby Whitehaven. However he failed to attend a hearing at the crown court on Friday.