A 51-year-old man, arrested and charged with 8 counts of intentionally sexually touching a child under 10 years of age whilst under his care, has been bailed to appear in Armidale Local Court in January

The Sydney Morning Herald reports the man, who worked at a long day care centre in Glen Innes at the time of the alleged offences, was arrested earlier this month.

At the time the alleged offences took place, the man had been employed for a period of approximately 12 months.

The man appeared before Inverell Local Court last week, pleading not guilty to all charges and was granted conditional bail and ordered to stay away from the suburb, schools and early childhood settings and to report to police daily.