A man has appeared in court charged with raping and grooming a 12-year-old girl.
Jack Smoothy, 21 from Yate, appeared at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning.
Smoothy is charged with raping the girl between September 30 and October 31.
He is also charged with grooming the girl after allegedly contacting her on more than one occasion. The charge relates to activity on social media.
The alleged rape happened in the Bristol area.
Smoothy, dressed in a white t-shirt, silver chain...
