A 33-year-old man is due to appear at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court this morning, Friday 16 May, charged with 30 sexual offences.
Jake Hardstaff, from Lincolnshire, faces a range of serious allegations, including rape and controlling or coercive behaviour. Many of the offences are alleged to involve children.
He has been formally charged with the following offences:
- Three counts of inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity
- Six counts of rape of a girl under 13
- Five counts of assaulting a girl under 13 by penetration
- Seven counts of raping a woman 16 years of age or over
- Seven counts of sexual assault on a female
- One count of causing a female 13 or over to engage in a non-penetrative sexual activity
- One count of engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship
The incidents are said to have occurred between June 2008 and June 2024.
Updates to follow.
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