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A 35-year-old man accused of abducting a 14-year-old girl has been remanded in custody. | A 35-year-old man accused of abducting a 14-year-old girl has been remanded in custody. |
The teenager disappeared from her home near Doncaster last month. She was found four days later by police in central London, where John Bush was arrested. | The teenager disappeared from her home near Doncaster last month. She was found four days later by police in central London, where John Bush was arrested. |
Bush appeared before a judge at Sheffield crown court on Monday charged with child abduction. He is also charged with leaving without payment from a hotel in Leicestershire. | |
Bush, of Askern, Doncaster, was arrested after a nationwide search for the girl. | |
He was remanded in custody and told by judge Peter Kelson to appear again at Sheffield crown court on 19 September, for a plea and case management hearing. | |
A provisional trial date was fixed for 25 November. There was no application for bail. | A provisional trial date was fixed for 25 November. There was no application for bail. |
Bush stood in the dock flanked by a security officer for the 10-minute hearing. Wearing a navy blue T-shirt and with a pair of glasses on top of his head, he spoke only to confirm his name. | Bush stood in the dock flanked by a security officer for the 10-minute hearing. Wearing a navy blue T-shirt and with a pair of glasses on top of his head, he spoke only to confirm his name. |
Bush is charged with one count under the Child Abduction Act 1984. He is also charged with not paying for two hotel rooms in Melton Mowbray, avoiding payment of £60. | |
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