Twelve men charged with child sex offences

The men will appear at Leamington Magistrates' Court on 29 August

Twelve men have been charged in connection with child sex offences.

Police said the alleged offences involved a female victim aged between 11 and 14 years old, and were reported to have taken place in locations including Warwickshire, Yorkshire, Newcastle upon Tyne and Darlington between 2018 and 2021.

The 12 men, all aged between 20 and 30, were postally requisitioned to face charges last week, Warwickshire Police added.

They will appear at Leamington Magistrates' Court on 29 August.

The people charged are:

• Teddy Jones, 23, of Smorrall Lane, Bedworth, charged with sexual exploitation of a child, possession and distribution of indecent images of children

• Michael Wilshire, 23, of Mile Tree Lane, Coventry, charged with sexual exploitation of a child

• William Evans, 23, of Long Lane, Walsall, charged with sexual exploitation of a child

• John Jenkins, 22, of Lime Lane, Walsall, charged with rape of a child

• Henry Brazil, 22, of Hessam Heights, Morecambe, charged with sexual exploitation of a child and distribution of indecent images of children

• Jack Forrest, 21, of Shilton Lane, Coventry, charged with rape of a child and sexual activity with a child

• Billy Maguire, 20, of Treswell Cottnum Road, Tresswell, charged with rape of a child and sexual activity with a child

• George Flannigan, 21, of The Mead, Darlington, charged with rape of a child under 13 and distribution of indecent images of children

• Louis Gaskin, 22, of Windmill Lane, Balsall Common, charged with possession of indecent images of children

• Henry Gaskin, 20, of Measham Road, Oakthorne, Swadlincote, charged with possession of indecent images of children

• Charlie Lee, 30, of Mile Tree Lane, Coventry, charged with possession and distribution of indecent images of children

• Richard Lee, 22, of Westbourne Grove, Selby, North Yorkshire, charged with possession of indecent images of children