A trial date has been set after a man denied raping a woman in a flat.

Musafar Hotak, 24, appeared at Southampton Crown Court on Wednesday.

Hotak is alleged to have raped and sexually assaulted a woman in Southampton in July 2022.

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Brought into the dock from custody, he spoke only to confirm his personal details and to enter his pleas.

Hotak, of Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton, pleaded not guilty to one charge of rape and one charge of sexual assault.

He will appear before the same court on May 14 to stand trial.