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| Gareth Vincent Hall: North Wales lifeguard faces US rape trial | Gareth Vincent Hall: North Wales lifeguard faces US rape trial |
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| A lifeguard from north Wales has appeared in court in the US state of Oregon accused of raping and kidnapping a 10-year-old girl. | A lifeguard from north Wales has appeared in court in the US state of Oregon accused of raping and kidnapping a 10-year-old girl. |
| Gareth Vincent Hall, 22, from Talysarn near Caernarfon, Gwynedd, was arrested in Chicago on 2 May. | Gareth Vincent Hall, 22, from Talysarn near Caernarfon, Gwynedd, was arrested in Chicago on 2 May. |
| He faces charges of rape, serious sexual assault and kidnap. A trial date has yet to be set. | He faces charges of rape, serious sexual assault and kidnap. A trial date has yet to be set. |
| A separate investigation is under way in Wales, where the 212-year-old worked at a leisure centre in Caernarfon. | |
| North Wales Police said it arrested a man in October "on suspicion of offences committed online" and he was bail. | |
| He was suspended by Gwynedd council from his post at the Arfon Leisure Centre, where he also taught children to swim, pending the outcome of the inquiry. | |
| Appearing in court in Eugene on Wednesday, reporters from local TV station KMTR TV described Mr Hall as being "sombre" and "staring at the ground". | Appearing in court in Eugene on Wednesday, reporters from local TV station KMTR TV described Mr Hall as being "sombre" and "staring at the ground". |
| Local newspaper, the Register-Guard, said a Welsh interpreter was in court to help him understand the process. | |
| According to the newspaper, lawyers acting for Mr Hall asked for more time to prepare their case before a trial later in the year. | According to the newspaper, lawyers acting for Mr Hall asked for more time to prepare their case before a trial later in the year. |
| Following his arrest, the Federal Bureau of Investigation appealed for more information about Mr Hall amid concerns that he had travelled to other parts of the United States. | Following his arrest, the Federal Bureau of Investigation appealed for more information about Mr Hall amid concerns that he had travelled to other parts of the United States. |