A man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and indecently assaulting two teenagers in Hertfordshire in the early 2000s.
Alec Housden, of Kingsbury Gardens, Dunstable, had pleaded not guilty earlier this year, prior to changing his plea at St Albans Crown Court yesterday (Wednesday, May 31).
The 59-year-old was arrested at his home address at 7am on March 22 on suspicion of two sexual assaults and three kidnappings, before being charged and appearing at Hatfield Remand Court on March 23.
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The charges related to an indecent assault on a female and kidnap on Sunday, April 7, 2002 in Piggottshill Lane, Harpenden; an indecent assault on a female and kidnap on Wednesday, June 19, 2002, in the same location; and kidnap on Wednesday, March 17, 2004.
Having initially pleaded not guilty at a hearing in April, he has now pleaded guilty to the following charges:
- Kidnapping and indecently assaulting a 16-year-old girl in Piggottshill Lane, Harpenden, on Sunday 7th April 2002.
- Kidnapping and indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl at the same location on Wednesday 19th June 2002.
A trial has been set for Monday, September 11, in relation to a kidnap in the same areas two years later (2004), to which he has pleaded not guilty.
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