Man, 54, to face child sex charges
A 54-year-old man was due to appear in court today over a number of sexual offences believed to have taken place in Africa.
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Simon Harris was arrested at his home in Pudleston, near Leominster, yesterday and charged with attempted rape and sexual activity with a child.
The offences are believed to have taken place in Kenya.
Officers employed a rarely used clause of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to charge Harris as part of a joint operation between West Mercia Police and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection team.
He was appearing before Birmingham Magistrates.
