A man has been charged with attempted rape in connection with a report of a woman unconscious in Portslade on Sunday (March, 8). Police said Peraslingam Nanthvavaraman, 40, of Sheppard Way, Portslade, was also charged with committing an act with the intention of committing a sexual offence. It's after officers arrested the suspect at the scene in Boundary Road at 11.15pm. Nanthvavaraman is due to appear at Lewes Crown Court for a pre-trial hearing on April 9.
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