St Leonards man charged with sexual offences over three decades

Multiple offences were reported between the 1980s and 2000s

Author: Cam HallPublished 18th Jun 2024

A man from St Leonards has been charged with serious sexual offences spanning three decades.

Sussex Police say incidents that took place in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s were reported against two women, two boys and two girls.

Steven Lock, 56, of Willingdon Way, has been charged with nine counts of rape, five counts of indecent assault and three counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a child.

Detectives add of the alleged victims were reportedly known to Lock.

Lock is currently on bail and is due before Hastings Magistrates Court on 10 July.