An Iraqi man has been charged with raping a 14-year-old boy in an alleyway and stalking a woman.
Sadiq Farhad Azad, 33, of no fixed address, is to appear at Portsmouth Crown Court tomorrow.
The boy was allegedly raped by a man in an alleyway off London Road, in Portsmouth between 7pm and 8pm on August 6 by a male he had spoken to on a bus. The man was not previously known to the teenager.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said it launched an investigation into the alleged attack after it was reported to the force five days later.
During the probe,
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