Manoj Thalgaswatta ALLEGED PAEDOPHILE
Manoj Thalgaswatta ALLEGED PAEDOPHILE

A man, Manoj Thalgaswatta, has been charged with sexually assaulting a child under 16 in Erith.

The child was allegedly sexually assaulted at a shop on Lincoln Road last week (December 10).

Manoj Thalgaswatta, from Bexley, was charged two days after (December 12) with sexual assault of a child under 16.

The 60-year-old, Manoj Thalgaswatta, appeared at Bexley Magistrates’ Court later the same day where he was remanded in custody to appear at Woolwich Crown Court on January 9.

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