PENRITH MAN LEE SAVAGE DENIES RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES
A man has denied raping and sexual assaulting two women.Lee Savage, 25, of Skiddaw View, Penrith, Cumbria, pleaded not guilty at Carlisle Crown Court to two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault, and a physical assault against one woman.He also denied two charges of rape related to a second woman, six sexual assaults, and false imprisonment.The case was scheduled for trial on 18 June, and Mr Savage was remanded in custody.The alleged offences took place in the Penrith area between January 2015 and January 2018.