A suspect has been charged in connection with an allegation of rape in Maidstone.
Police in the town have been investigating a report that a woman was sexually assaulted by an unknown man near the Lockmeadow leisure complex during the evening of Monday 2 September 2024.
A man from Maidstone was arrested during the evening of Saturday 7 September and has now been charged with rape, as well as theft of the victim’s laptop. He was further charged in relation to separate and unrelated offences, of possessing cannabis with intent to supply and possessing an offensive weapon.
The 28-year-old was remanded to a hearing at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Monday 9 September.
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Police have reported that another man, aged 37, who was previously arrested in connection with the investigation on 4 September, has been released without charge.