Handcuffed man

Ryde man in court over rape charge

Police confirm that detectives have charged a man with rape following an investigation on the Isle of Wight.

A 43 year old man from Ryde was charged with one count of rape. He appeared before Isle of Wight Magistrates on Saturday 12th August.

The charge comes after a woman, aged in her 40s, reported a sexual assault which happened at a property in Newport, Isle of Wight in the early hours of the morning on Sunday, 6th August.

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