Man charged with sexual offences in Sefton
Police say a young girl was targeted over the weekend
Detectives in Merseyside have charged a man with child sex offences following an incident in Sefton.
Police say they received a report on Saturday 18 May a man had sexually assaulted a girl along a canal path.
John Lovell, 59 years, of Othello Close, Bootle, has been charged with two counts of assaulting a girl under aged 13 by penetration with a part of your body and assaulting a girl under 14 by touching.
He has been remanded in custody and will appear in court at a later date.