Middlesbrough councillor David Smith denies child sex charges
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David Smith will return to court in September
A Teesside councillor has appeared in court to deny a string of child sex offences.
David Smith, 30, who represents Coulby Newham on Middlesbrough Council, has been charged with nine counts of sexual touching a child.
Teesside Magistrates' Court was told the alleged offences date back more than a decade.
After a brief hearing he was granted conditional bail and told to appear at Teesside Crown Court on 4 September.
Mr Smith, of Rainsford Crescent, Middlesbrough, resigned from the Conservative Party and Middlesbrough Council Conservative Group after his arrest.
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