THE trial of a Merseyside man accused of travelling to Iowa to have sex with a 14-year-old girl he met on the Internet has been rescheduled to start the US in September.

Barry Beadle, aged 51, of Ainsdale, Southport, faces charges of travelling to commit an unlawful sex act with a minor, and inducing a minor to commit an unlawful sex act. Each charge carries a maximum 15-year prison sentence.