AN 18-year-old is set to appear in front of magistrates today after being charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old in Clitheroe.

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The alleged attack happened in the castle grounds on Saturday.

Dylan Mawdsley, of no fixed address, will appear at Burnley Magistrate’s Court.

The police said that the girl, who can’t be named for legal reasons, had been approached by a man near to the skate park.