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A court date has been set for a Didcot man accused of raping a woman in Berkshire.
Darren Forde, of Morrells Close, Didcot, has been charged with two sexual offences.
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The 35-year-old has been charged with one count of rape of a woman 16 years of age or over and one count of assault on a female age 13 or over by penetration.
It is alleged that the offences took place in Reading on April 1 last year. The woman in this case cannot be named for legal reasons.
Forde is now due in Reading Magistrates’ Court on October 9 for his first hearing. It is unknown if he will be asked to enter or a plea or if the case will be sent to Crown Court.
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