Man charged with rape and sexual assault after lone women attacked

The 31-year-old man has been remanded in custody

Author: Jason BeckPublished 27th Jan 2023
Last updated 27th Jan 2023

A man has been charged with rape and sexual assault after reports of seven lone women being attacked in Brighton.

The alleged assaults happened between April and October last year.

Hanok Zeray, 31, of Ringmer Road in Brighton, has been charged with rape after a woman reported being attacked in Brighton city centre on 17 April 2022.

He has also been charged with six counts of sexual assault.

Zeray has been remanded in custody pending a trial on 3 May.

Detective Sergeant Melissa Trevelyan said: "Women have a right to go about their business without having to fear being raped or sexually assaulted."

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