Police investigating two incidents in a village near Canterbury have charged a suspect with assault.
On the afternoon of Wednesday 31 August 2022, a woman walking through Preston reported that a man refused to let her pass, and then pushed his face towards hers.
Squeezed
On the afternoon of Friday 2 September, another woman walking through the village reported a man put his arms around her and squeezed her.
Following enquiries by the East Kent Vulnerability Investigation Team, Andrew Phillips was arrested and charged with two counts of assault.
66-year-old man remanded in custody
The 66-year-old, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on Monday 5 September and will next appear before Medway Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 29 September.
Officers are continuing to appeal to anyone with information, or who may have experienced a similar incident but has yet to speak to police, to call 01843 222289, quoting reference 46/170750/22.
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