A man from Richmond Co. accused of sexual assault has entered a not guilty plea in the case.
Joseph Velma Samson, 69, of Arichat faces a single count of sexual assault in relation to an August incident.
Samson, whose case opened in court in October, pleaded not guilty during an election-and-plea hearing in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court Tuesday.
He’s scheduled to return to court for a pre-trial conference March 29.
