Man charged with rape and sexual assault after 'attacks on seven women' in seaside resort | The Sun
A MAN has been charged with rape and sexual assault after alleged attacks on seven different women in a seaside resort.
Hanok Zeray, 31, has been remanded in custody to face court on the offences which are all said to have taken place in Brighton.
Cops said one woman reported being attacked in the city centre on April 17, 2022 with Zeray charged with rape.
Zeray has also been charged in relation to five counts of sexual assault by touching and one of sexual assault by penetration in relation to six separate reports last year.
Each of the reports came from lone women in public spaces in Brighton, with three incidents on May 22, one on June 19, and two further incidents on October 23.
A Sussex Police spokesman said: "Officers have charged a man with rape and six counts of sexual assault against seven different women in Brighton.
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"Hanok Zeray, aged 31 years, has been charged with rape after a woman reported being attacked in Brighton city centre on Sunday, April 17 last year.
"He has also been charged in relation with five counts of sexual assault by touching and one of sexual assault by penetration in relation to six separate reports in 2022.
"Each of the reports came from lone women in public spaces in Brighton, with three incidents on May 22, one on June 19 and two further incidents on October 23."
Zeray has been remanded in custody pending a trial commencing Wednesday, May 3, at a court to be confirmed.
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Detective Sergeant Melissa Trevelyan said: “Women have a right to go about their business without having to fear being raped or sexually assaulted.
“These reports came from women who were simply out in public spaces – places where they should have felt safe.
“We are pleased to have a suspect in custody and I would like to thank all of these women for reporting the incidents to police so we could take positive action.”
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