Man due in court charged with rape and other offences against three women

Samuel Rust will appear in court to face rape and sexual offence charges against three women.

Author: Jessica McGillivrayPublished 6th Nov 2024

A man from South Wales is due to appear in Cheltenham Magistrates Court today after being charged with rape and other offences against three women that took place in Gloucestershire and South Wales.

Samuel Rust will face more than 30 counts in total including rape, intentional strangulation and sexual assaults.

The 22 year old was charged with several offences in May this year following an investigation by Gloucestershire Police and was set a trial date for 9 December this year.

Further charges have since been authorised against Rust.

The new charges include rape, sexual assault and assault by penetration.

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