A man has been remanded in custody after he was charged with the rape of a 12-year-old in Brighton.
Officers were called to a car park in Brighton Marina at about 2pm last Sunday (May 7).
The man was arrested by an officer, and was taken to custody.
A 12-year-old girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is receiving support from specially-trained officers.
Niall O’Sullivan, 27, a motor mechanic from Birmingham, was charged with the rape of a girl under the age of 13.
He appeared before Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (May 9), where he was remanded in custody to appear before Lewes Crown Court on June 6.
Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to report it to Sussex Police online or call 101 and quote reference 749 of 07/05.