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Northampton Bishop Requests Dismissal of Sexual Assault Charges
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Story summary
- Bishop of Northampton David Oakley is asking a court to dismiss his sexual assault charges.
- He faces indecent assault and two rape counts involving a 15-year-old girl in the 2000s.
- Court documents allege he kissed the girl during a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
- Court documents also allege he raped her in a presbytery and on a canal boat.
- He is on bail and has a January 4 hearing on the dismissal request.
