The 29-year-old, currently on loan to Middlesbrough from Wigan, allegedly attacked the 20-year-old at the Soho Revue bar in London last December. King spoke only to confirm his name and deny two charges at a short hearing in London.
Lisa Wilding, defending, said although there were trial dates available this August, her client's wife was expecting to give birth on August 13. Judge Nicholas Loraine-Smith eventually told the Jamaica international that his five-day trial would start on October 26.
