Allan Grimson appears in court accused of rape and sex offences in Portsmouth

Allan Grimson, of HMP Warren Hill in Grove Road, Hollesley, Suffolk, is accused of the rape of an 18-year-old man in “Hampshire or elsewhere” and five charges of indecent assault against the same victim between February 1, 1999, and November 30, 1999.

The 65-year-old appeared via video-link at Newport Crown Court on the Isle of Wight this morning having been due to appear at Portsmouth Crown Court. Grimson also faces charges of taking an indecent photo of a child and four counts of indecent assault against a second victim in “Hampshire or elsewhere” between March 26, 1999, and October 31, 1999.

He is also charged with a count of indecent assault of a third victim between February 28, 1994, and December 31, 1994, and indecent assault of a fourth victim between September 30, 1998, and December 1, 1998.

Hampshire Police previously said 12 of the offences were alleged to have taken place in Portsmouth with a further offence also in Tyne and Wear.

During the hearing this morning, judge Michael Bowes KC adjourned the case for a plea and trial preparation hearing at Portsmouth Crown Court on June 9 with the trial listed for June 1, 2026.

Grimson was due to give his pleas at a hearing at Portsmouth Crown Court in February but this was adjourned to “allow legal aid to be sorted”, a court spokesperson previously said. Grimson had previously indicated not guilty pleas would be entered to the charges at a later date. He continues to be remanded in custody.

A police spokesperson said previously: “The court proceedings follow a detailed investigation undertaken by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary.”