Man, 30, charged after two teenage girls ‘raped in alleyway’ in town centre

NewsUK News A 30-YEAR-OLD man has been charged after two teenage girls were allegedly raped in a town centre alleyway. Police were called to reports of the horror on July, 26, in Deansgate, Blackpool at around 2:30am. An investigation into the alleged rapes was launched and a man was arrested on Tuesday, July 28. James Peters, of no fixed address, was subsequently charged with two counts of rape. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! He was remanded into custody before appearing before Lancaster Magistrates Court on Thursday. Blackpool police said at the time: “A man has been charged with raping two teenagers in Blackpool. “Our officers were called at 2:36am on Saturday 26th July to an alleyway off Deansgate, to a report that two girls – both aged in their late teens – had been raped. “An investigation was launched and following enquiries, a 30-year-old man was arrested in Blackpool on Tuesday evening. “Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, James Peters, 30, of no fixed address, has been charged with two offences of rape.”