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10/09/2005:

"Reggae star faces assault trial"

Reggae star Buju Banton is to go on trial next month in Jamaica for his alleged role in an attack on a group of six gay men, a judge said on Friday.

Banton, 31, and another man, Horace Hill, are accused of beating the men at a house in Jamaica, in June 2004.

Both men have pleaded not guilty. The trial is due to begin on 19 October.
bbc.co.uk