A Kangaroo Island man has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting four boys on the island.
John William Hardy is charged with 13 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency, allegedly committed between January 2013 and April 2019 in the towns of Parndana and Kingscote.
All four of the alleged victims were aged under 14.
Mr Hardy, who is aged in his late 60s, pleaded not guilty in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday to all 13 charges.
Responding to one of the charges, he said he was "absolutely not guilty".
Mr Hardy was arrested and charged with two counts of indecent assault in May last year following an investigation by SA Police's Special Crimes Investigation Section.
He was later charged with a further eight counts.
But on Wednesday, he faced the Adelaide Magistrates Court charged with a total of 13 counts.
He has been remanded in custody and will be arraigned in the South Australian District Court in April before a trial date is set.
