A CARMARTHENSHIRE man has appeared before magistrates charged with sexually assaulting a woman earlier this year.
John Brennan, aged 55, of Dyffryn Road, Ammanford, is accused of intentionally sexually touching a woman in Ammanford on 22 March 2025, without her consent.
The charge is brought under Section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, which covers non-consensual sexual touching.
During the first hearing at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (September 11), was alleged the defendant did not have a reasonable belief that the woman was consenting at the time of the incident.
The court granted Brennan conditional bail with strict terms. He must not enter the area of Brynamman and must not contact the victim either directly or indirectly.
Due to the seriousness of the allegation, the matter was sent to Swansea Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing scheduled to take place at 9:00am on Monday, 13 October 2025.
Brennan did not enter a plea during the hearing before District Judge M Layton. No pre-sentence report was ordered, and no victim personal statement has yet been submitted.
The identity of the complainant is protected by law under Section 1 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992.
