A BARROW man has appeared in court accused of rape.

Alexandru Constantin Scafita, of Ainslie Street in Barrow, has been charged with raping a woman and sexually assaulting a woman.

The offences are alleged to have happened in Barrow on May 27.

Mr Scafita, 26, appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

He did not enter a plea and has been granted unconditional bail until November 8 when he will appear at Preston Crown Court.

Mr Scafita, who gave his nationality as Romanian during the short hearing, will be expected to enter a plea.