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Knottfield trial set for January 2020

Joseph Marshall outside Douglas courthouse at a previous appearance (credit: Mark Edwards, BBC Isle of Man)

Joseph Marshall denies indecently assaulting boys

A former staff member at an Isle of Man children's home accused of indecently assaulting teenage boys will stand trial in January 2020.

Eighty-two-year-old Joseph Marshall denies seven charges of indecent assault against boys under the age of 16 at Knottfield during the 1970s and the 1980s.

The trial, set to begin on 6 January at Douglas courthouse, is expected to last eight days.

A final pre-trial review hearing will take place on 21 November.

Mr Marshall, of Sartfell Road in Douglas, held a senior position at the former care home, which has since closed.

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