A Leighton man pleaded not guilty to kidnap and impersonating a police constable while appearing at Luton Crown Court yesterday.
The defendant, Derek Cyril Cheeseman, of Waterloo Road, was charged over the abduction of a nine-year-old girl from Leighton Buzzard in November of last year.
The 75-year-old has been remanded in custody and will now return to Luton Crown Court on July 29 for his trial.