Man charged with child grooming offences
Date published: 17 July 2019
A man has been charged after police responded to an allegation of child grooming.
Michael Martin, 57, of Rochdale, has been charged with:
- two counts of attempted sexual communication with a child
- two counts of attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity
- two counts of attempting to cause a child to watch a sexual act
He will appear before Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ court today (Wednesday 17 July 2019).
At 11.20pm on Monday 15 July 2019 police were called to a property in Rochdale following an allegation of child grooming.
Officers attended and arrested a man aged 57 on suspicion of inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity.
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