Douglas Slade, 74, who lived in Knowle West during the time of some of the allegations, spoke only to deny charges of buggery and gross indecency against five boys when he appeared at Bristol Crown Court today.
The charges date from between 1965 and 1988, and involve boys who were aged between nine and 15 at the time of the allegations.
Charges include six counts of buggery, seven counts of gross indecency and one count of inciting a boy under 14 to commit an act of gross indecency.
here are also charges relating to one boy Slade is alleged to have abused over a three-year period.
The abuse is said to have begun when the boy was aged 13, in the 1970s.
Some of the abuse is alleged to have taken place in Clifton.
The pensioner had been living in the Philippines (Angeles City, Pampanga) before he was he was detained by Filipino Immigration Authorities in June and extradited to face allegations made by three complainants.
He was arrested on his arrival back in the UK on September 9 and since then, a further two complainants have come forward.
Slade is accused of abusing boys who were allegedly passed between members of a paedophile group.
Another alleged member of the group, Christopher Skeaping, is also accused of involvement in one of the alleged offences and appeared by video link at the hearing.
Slade appeared in a grey jumper and was given the option of sitting down while the long list of allegations was read out.
He declined the offer, and stood up, holding on to the dock while the charges were read out.
Slade has been remanded in custody and awaits trial.
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