Man charged over alleged sexual assaults in Burgess Hill

A man has been charged, following a string of reported sexual assaults in Burgess Hill.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Jul 2016, 16:37 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 01:57 BST

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Robert Young, 39, a cleaner of Denham Road, Burgess Hill, has been charged with five counts of sexual assault, one count of assault causing actual bodily harm, and possession of a Class B drug (cannabis).

A statement from Sussex Police said: “The sexual assaults were in connection with an 14-year-old girl being touched on the bottom in Fairfield Road, a 17-year-old girl who was also touched on the bottom both on Monday (July 18), a 49-year-old woman who was touched in Norman Road on June 26, a 16-year-old girl was touched on Gatehouse Lane, Burgess Hill on July 15 and a 17-year-old also sexually touched in St Johns Park on July 19.

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“He appeared in court on Wednesday (July 20) and was remanded in custody to attend Lewes Crown Court on August 17.”

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