Former vicar Jonathan Fletcher has pleaded not guilty at Kingston Crown Court to eight counts of indecent assault on a male person.
A trial date has been set for 30 June to 8 July 2025.
The offences allegedly took place between 1973 and 1999. An application to dismiss a further count of GBH is due to be heard on 13 January 2025.
Reporting restrictions are in place. The Metropolitan Police has urged any victims of abuse to come forward and speak with specialist officers.
Fletcher, 81, retired as minister at Emmanuel Church Wimbledon in 2012.
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