A man has been charged after a woman was raped at the Glades Shopping centre in Bromley.

Kingsley Stewart, of Croydon Road in Penge, appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court on May 13, charged with rape.

He was charged following a report that a 21-year-old woman was raped by a man at the Glades Shopping centre on April 19.

She is being supported by specially trained officers.

The 31-year-old was remanded in custody until his next court hearing at Croydon Crown Court on July 10.

He was also charged with four counts of sexual assault.

These were in relation to incidents where women reported being touched inappropriately by a man in the Bromley and Penge areas between April 29 and May 3.

The women were aged between 17 and 53.

A spokesperson for Met Police said: “Detectives investigating a rape at a shopping centre in south-east London have charged a man.

“Kingsley Stewart, 31 (09.03.91), of Croydon Road, Penge, appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Friday, 13 May charged with rape.

"He was remanded in custody until his next court hearing at Croydon Crown Court on July 10.

“He was charged following a report that a 21-year-old woman was raped by a man at The Glades Shopping Centre in Bromley on Tuesday, 19 April.

“She is being supported by specially trained officers.

“Stewart was also charged with four counts of sexual assault in relation to incidents where women reported being touched inappropriately by a man in the Bromley and Penge areas between Friday, 29 April and Tuesday, 3 May.

“The women were aged between 17 and 53.”

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