Teenager Arrested in connection with Sexual Offences
Police have charged a man in connection with a number of sexual offences in Newcastle. David Hedley, who is 19, and from East Denton, Newcastle, has been charged with attempted rape, four counts of sexual assault by touching a female over the age of 13, one count sexual assault by touching a female under the age of 13, six counts of exposure and four counts of engaging in a sex act in the presence of a child. The charges are in connection with a number of sexual offences that happened in the West Denton area of the city between October 2012 and March 2015 and include the following incidents - 1) Oct 17, 2012 - Report of man exposing himself and performing a sex act in front of children in Stamfordham Road 2) Oct 16, 2014 - Report of 12-year-old girl having been sexually assaulted in Pallinsburn Court 3) Nov 7, 2014 - Report of 16-year-old girl sexually assaulted near Go Outdoors in West Denton 4) March 24, 2015 - Report of 17-year-old girl having been grabbed by a man while crossing footbridge over the A1 near West Denton. Hedley has been remanded in custody and will appear at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on Saturday, April 4.