Man charged over Leeds sexual assault

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    A man has been charged in connection with a serious sexual assault in Leeds city centre.

    On Monday 3 September a woman in her 50s had been walking to work at about 6.15am when she was approached by a man who threatened her before subjecting her to a serious sexual assault outside the closed down New Roscoe public house, on Bristol Street.

    A 29-year-old man has been charged with rape and assault by penetration in relation to the incident.

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