Salisbury man charged with string of historical sex offences

A 70 year old will appear in court next month

Author: Faye TryhornPublished 18th Jan 2023

A Salisbury man's been charged with a string of historical sex offences, and will appear in court next month.

70 year old Michael Colin Bell from Bemerton Heath will go before Salisbury Magistrates on February 17th.

He's accused of ten counts of indecent assault on a boy under 16, and two counts against a man over 16.

Some of the offences date back to the mid-1990s.

Wiltshire Police is reminding victims of sexual offences that regardless of how much time has passed, they can be reported to officers by calling 101.

Victims can also seek support and counselling from the Swindon & Wiltshire Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC).

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