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Second man charged with schoolgirl rape
A second man has been remanded in custody charged with raping a 15-year-old girl in Belfast.

Thomas Cochrane, 18, is also alleged to have sexually abused the schoolgirl over a three-day period in March.

Cochrane, of Seaview Close, Belfast, is further charged with making indecent images of her.

His lawyer told the city's Magistrates Court that he denies the offences and that he fully co-operated with detectives investigating the case.

Cochrane appeared in the dock three days after another 18-year-old suspect was remanded in custody on the same charges.

The court heard at that stage the police case was the girl had been picked up while in her school uniform and taken back to a house in the Ardoyne area where she was allegedly plied with drink and drugs.

It was claimed that the abuse was video recorded on mobile phones.

Cochrane is to appear again in court on Wednesday via video link with his co-accused

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