Man charged with attempted rape of 14-year-old girl in Southampton
Joshua Bennett of Lydgate road was in court this morning
A man has now been charged with the attempted rape of a 14-year-old girl in Southampton.
We were called at 8.09am to a report of the attempted rape on Sullivan Road on Friday morning (25th October).
The girl was not physically injured and is being supported.
Joshua Ross Bennett, 34, of Lydgate Road, has been charged with attempted rape.
He has also been charged with attempted kidnap in relation to an incident which took place on Tuesday 15 October.
A woman in her 30s reported that a man had followed her and taken hold of her on Lydgate Road before he was interrupted and fled the scene.
Bennett appeared at Southampton Magistrates Court earlier today (Monday 28 October).