A man has denied sexually assaulted two women who were queuing for their coats at a nightclub.

Mihaulas-Codrut Lacatus, 28, from East Ham, who worked in Epsom until last week, pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting the women at Elements nightclub, in Epsom town centre, last month when he appeared at South East Surrey Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

He is alleged to have touched the women, who were talking but did not know each other, on Saturday, March 9, while they were waiting in a queue to collect their coats from the nightclub’s cloakroom.

Nick Wilson, prosecuting said the defendant denied the allegation as he "didn’t do it with any intention, it was an accident".

Mr Lacatus followed the hearing through an interpreter and appeared clean-shaven, in jeans and a striped t-shirt.

He was released on conditional bail and will return to South East Surrey Magistrates’ Court in August to stand trial.