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Man charged with 1977 Plaistow sex assault

Plaistow: The man has been charged with carrying out a sex assault in 1977
Metropolitan Police
Mark Chandler5 March 2016
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A man has been charged with carrying out a sexual assault on a woman in east London almost 40 years ago.

Patrick Sookhdeo, 68, will appear in court next month accused of one count of indecent assault on a woman aged 16 or over in Plaistow in 1977.

The Metropolitan Police said Sookhdeo, of River Street, Pewsey, Wiltshire, was arrested following an investigation by detectives from Newham borough.

He was bailed to appear at Thames Magistrates' Court on April 4.

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