Teenager charged with several sexual offences

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Athian Majak, 19, has been charged with sex offences in Canterbury

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A teenager has been charged with a number of sex offences which are reported to have taken place in Canterbury, Kent Police said.

On 1 June it was reported that a man touched a woman inappropriately over her clothing in Market Way, and a report was also received by Kent Police that on 3 June a man had made inappropriate physical contact with a woman in Suffolk Road.

A man was also reported to have attempted to touch a woman in Hales Drive on Monday.

On Friday Kent Police said it had charged Athian Majak, 19, with two counts of sexual assault and an attempted sexual assault in connection with the reports.

He was also charged with two counts of sexual assault, two counts of indecent exposure and an attempted sexual assault relating to offences reported in December 2023, a police spokesperson said.

Mr Majak, of Downs Road, Canterbury, was remanded in custody to appear before Margate Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

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