20/09/2012

Man Charged With Rape OF 13-Year-Old Boy

A man has appeared in court charged with raping a 13-year-old boy in the toilets of a Manchester shopping centre.

Police were called to the Spindles shopping centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, around 16.35 on Monday afternoon following reports of an assault on a young teenager.

31-year-old Mike Leigh Tyler has subsequently been charged with two offences of rape.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: "A 31-year-old man has been charged following the rape of a teenage boy in Oldham.

"Matt Leigh Tyler, of Parkway, Chadderton, was charged with two offences of rape and was due to appear at Oldham Magistrates' Court this morning."

He has been remanded to appear at Manchester Crown Court on 11 October.

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