An East London man has been accused of rape after a teenage girl reported a sex attack on a footbridge in Derby. Sameh Elsayed, 36, of Broke Walk in Hackney, was remanded into prison after he was charged with three counts of rape an one count of sexual assault at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on December 14.
Derbyshire Police say an incident occurred at around 1am on November 15 when a teenage girl was reportedly sexually assaulted by a man on the footbridge, known as the Rainbow Bridge, that crosses St Alkmund’s Way near to the Leonardo Hotel. A man was arrested following information being received from the public after a CCTV appeal was released.
A spokesperson for the force said: “A man has been charged and remanded to prison following a reported sexual assault in Derby. The incident occurred at around 1am on November 15 when a teenage girl was reportedly sexually assaulted by a man on the footbridge, known as the Rainbow Bridge, that crosses St Alkmund’s Way near to the Leonardo Hotel.
“A man was arrested following information being received from the public after a CCTV appeal was released. Sameh Elsayed was later charged with three counts of rape and one count of a sexual assault. The 36-year-old, of Broke Walk, Hackney, appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on 14 December where he was remanded to prison to appear at court a later date.”
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