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Tameside man, 21, charged with sexually assaulting and grooming a child

A man has been charged with a number of offences relating to sexual communication and assault.

A man has been charged with a number of offences relating to sexual communication and assault.

Twenty one-year-old Scott Kirkham from the Tameside area has been charged with the following offences:

- Engaging in sexual communication with a child including inciting sexual activity
- Malicious communications
- Grooming and sexual assault, occurring actual bodily harm
- Engaging in penetrative sexual activity of a child

He has been bailed ahead of his next appearance at Tameside Magistrates Court on Thursday, November 16, 2023.

These charges are a result of an investigation by Greater Manchester Police’s Child Sexual Exploitation team into 40 offences from March 2020 to April 2021 where he used fake online accounts to engage in sexual communication before committing sexual assaults.

If anyone has any information that may help officers with their enquiries, they are asked to call 0161 856 9276 direct quoting Operation Casement.

You can report any crime or information to Greater Manchester Police directly by calling 101 or by contacting GMP via the LiveChat function on the GMP website: www.gmp.police.uk

Alternatively, you can report any information anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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