A group of people arrested in police raids in Oxford have denied charges of slavery and forced labour.
Timothy Joyce Senior, Christopher Joyce, Mary Joyce and Helen Collins, all of Redbridge Hollow, Old Abingdon Road, denied a total of 23 counts at Oxford Crown Court.
Timothy Joyce Junior, of Redbridge Hollow, also appeared and denied four separate charges including affray.
All five will face trial on 14 September.
The slavery and forced labour charges relate to incidents that are alleged to have taken place between 6 April 2010 and 9 February this year.
Of the 23 counts, Mr Joyce Senior has been solely charged with 20, including those of actual bodily harm and making threats to kill.
Christopher Joyce, Mary Joyce and Helen Collins also deny charges relating to defrauding someone of their state benefits.
The arrests were made as part of Thames Valley Police's Operation Rague, which relates to suspected human exploitation and slavery.
Correction 13 July 2015: This story was amended to clarify the names of the accused and the charges they face.
