Man charged with rape and fraud offences in Wakefield
Published 4th Oct 2024, 08:05 GMT
A man has been charged with rape and fraud offences committed in the Wakefield area.
Steven Phillips, 43, of no fixed abode, has been charged with two counts of rape, sexual assault, sexual assault by penetration, controlling and coercive behaviour and fraud.
The fraud charge relates to fraudulently obtaining £16,500 from an elderly male victim. The other charges relate to offences against an adult female victim.
He was arrested on Tuesday, charged and remanded in custody to appear at Leeds Magistrates Court yesterday (October 3). He was further remanded in custody to appear at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday, October 31.