Jordan Adlard Rogers of Penrose Estate in Cornwall in court

Jordan Adlard Rogers, aged 37, appeared at Truro Crown Court today (Friday, September 26) charged with one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm.

He was listed as Jordan Ross Adlard-Rogers of Penrose House, Penrose Estate, Penrose.

Wearing a blue waistcoat, red tie and a white shirt, he pleaded not guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent, contrary to section 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.

Adlard Rogers leaving Truro Crown Court(Image: William Dax / SWNS)

The charge is related to an alleged incident on July 13, 2024 in Porthleven, Cornwall.

A trial has now been set for March 9, 2026, with a pre-trial review on January 14.

He was remanded on conditional bail.

Adlard Rogers has been charged with GBH without intent(Image: William Dax / SWNS)

Adlard Rogers spent years trying to prove that Charles Rogers - whose family seat is the 1,536-acre National Trust Penrose Estate in Cornwall - was his real father.

A test carried out after Charles’s death in August 2019 confirmed they were related, and as Charles’s mother and brother were also deceased, Adlard Rogers was the sole heir to the estate.

The Penrose Estate between Helston and Porthleven(Image: William Dax / SWNS)

The Rogers family have lived on the site between Helston and Porthleven in Cornwall for generations, gifting it to the National Trust in 1974 in exchange for a 1,000-year lease to continue living there.