Man charged with grooming offences after incident in borough village

A man from Kent has been charged with alleged grooming offences after an incident in a borough village.

The incident took place on Thursday 1st May between 7:30pm and 8:30pm on Beech Lane in West Hallam.

Following his arrest on 14th May, Abdul Khan was charged with three alleged offences – meeting a girl under the age of 16 following grooming, engaging in sexual communication with a child, and perverting the course of justice.

The 26-year-old, of an address off Rochdale Road, in Gravesend, Kent, was remanded in custody and was due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on 16th May.