Droylsden: Man charged after girl, 6, abducted and sexually assaultedon August 20, 2022 at 8:55 am

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A 23-year-old is charged after the abduction and sexual assault of a girl, who was later found.

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A man has been charged after a six-year-old girl was abducted and sexually assaulted in Greater Manchester.

Officers said the girl was reunited with her family shortly after the assault in Tameside on Thursday.

Lewis Jones, from Liverpool, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault by penetration and one count of abduction.

The 23-year-old has been remanded in custody and will attend Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ court on Saturday.

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