Ralph Clarke, of Birmingham, faces 15  indecent assault charges, two of inciting a girl to commit an act of gross indecency, 10 of gross indecency and two of attempting a sexual offence.
The charges relate to three children and are said to date from 1974 to 1983.
He did not enter a plea at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Mr Clarke, of Holly Lane, Erdington, has been released on unconditional bail ahead of a plea hearing at Birmingham Crown Court set for 6 June.
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