Man charged after girl sexually assaulted in Portsmouth cemetery
She was approached and pulled into St Mary's churchyard in the early hours of Saturday
A man's been charged after a schoolgirl was sexually assaulted in a Portsmouth cemetery.
The 16-year-old was approached as she walked along Fratton Road at around 1:15am on Saturday.
She was then taken into St Mary's churchyard and assaulted.
The girl managed to run away and seek help from a member of public, and is being supported by specialist police officers.
Rene Blankson, 21, of Ernest Road, Fratton has been charged with assaulting a female aged thirteen or over by penetration with a part of the body, sexual assault, common assault, and threats to kill.
He appeared before Portsmouth Magistrates Court on Tuesday.