Rocker Roy Harper summoned to English court on sex charges

Veteran folk and rock performer Roy Harper is facing nine charges in relation to a series of historical sex offences against an under-age girl.

The 72 year-old singer-songwriter, who lives in Co Cork, has been summonsed to appear at Hereford Magistrates' Court in England on Monday.

The charges are in connection with offences alleged to have taken place in Herefordshire between 1975 and 1977 and relate to one person.