A 19-year-old man has been charged with sex attacks on women in public.

This month, police have received multiple reports of a man trying to touch women inappropriately in different locations across Canterbury.

On June 1, it was reported a man had approached a woman in Market Way earlier that evening and tried to speak to her before touching her inappropriately over her clothing. The man then left.

A report was then received on June 3 that a man had made inappropriate physical contact with a woman in Suffolk Road, before leaving the scene.

On Monday, June 10, a man was reported to have approached a woman in Hales Drive and attempted to touch her. The woman was able to stop him and the man left the area.

Following an investigation, an arrest was made on Wednesday, June 12, by officers who were on patrol in the city.

Today, police from the vulnerability investigation team charged Athian Majak, 19, with two counts of sexual assault and an attempted sexual assault, in connection with the reports.

He was also charged with two counts of sexual assault, two counts of indecent exposure and an attempted sexual assault relating to offences reported in December 2023.

Majak, of Downs Road, Canterbury, has been remanded in custody to appear before Margate Magistrates’ Court later today.