A man has been charged in connection with a series of rapes including allegation which cover Preston.

Lancashire Police said they have charged Nazim Asmal, 33, of Balaclava Street, Blackburn, with a number of offences.

These include rape, sexual assault and committing an offence with the intention of committing a relevant sexual offence.

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The allegations cover incidents in Darwen and Preston involving three separate women.

All three women say they got into what they believed was a taxi before being subjected to serious sexual assaults.

Asmal appeared before Blackburn Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (13 June) morning and will now appear before a crown court judge on 11 July.

DI Darren Irving, of East CID, said: “Although we have charged a man, our investigation is very much ongoing. If you have any information which you believe is relevant to this investigation I would ask that you call 101, quoting log 691 of June 13, 2023.”

Alternatively report it online here: https://doitonline.lancashire.police.uk/

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