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Jordan Reynolds

Man charged after three teenage girls allegedly sexually assaulted in Clapham

John Nyhan, 22, of Ingrave Street, Wandsworth, was charged in the early hours of Thursday (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Archive)

A man has been charged after three teenage girls were allegedly sexually assaulted near Clapham Common.

John Nyhan, 22, of Ingrave Street, Wandsworth, was charged in the early hours of Thursday with three counts of sexual assault and one count of harassment, the Metropolitan Police said.

The charges relate to three separate alleged incidents of sexual assault: one on January 8 in Stormont Road, Clapham against a 14-year-old girl; another on January 23 close to Frankfort House, Clapham Common, against a 15-year-old girl; and February 4 in Sugden Road, Clapham, against a 14-year-old girl, the Met Police added.

Nyhan is also charged with harassment of a 13-year-old girl following an incident in Stormont Road, Clapham, on January 23, according to the force.

Nyhan is due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

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