Man charged with child sex offences
Two other teenagers were found later during a search of a property, police said
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A man has been charged with child sex offences after a teenage girl was found in a car, police said.
The 30-year-old, of Durham Road, Stockton, was spotted driving erratically in Yarm Lane and stopped by police at about 2:00 GMT on Wednesday.
He was arrested on suspicion of child abduction and during a search of a property in Durham Road police found two other teenage girls.
He is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court charged with two counts of sexual activity with a child.
The girls aged 15, 16 and 18, have been "safeguarded", Cleveland Police said.
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