A PWLLHELI man has appeared in court charged with rape and sexual assault. 

Liam Vaughan, of Castle Hotel, High Street, appeared before Caernarfon Magistrates’ Court on 1 June. 

The 24-year-old is accused of the rape of a woman on 1 January 2021 in Gwynedd and the sexual assault of a woman between 1 January 2017 and 1 January 2019, also in Gwynedd. 

Vaughan is next due to appear at Caernarfon Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on 23 June. 

He was remanded on conditional bail until that date.