A doctor has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and will appear before a judge at the Isle of Wight Crown Court.

Chiemedo Ikpo, of Ward Lane, Hackney, London denies squeezing a woman's bottom for around six seconds, on a date between December 31, 2019 and March 1, 2020.

The 49-year-old was working as a doctor at St Mary’s Hospital at the time of the alleged incident.

In today's (Tuesday, August 22) appearance before Isle of Wight magistrates, he denied the charge and was granted unconditional bail.

A trial is due to take place on September 11.