Man charged after raping 17-year-old girl in Gravesend

The incident happened on Manor Road between midnight and 12.45am on May 13.

A 17-year-old girl claims she was walking in the area when she was hit by a car containing four men she knew.

She later reported to the police that a man had sexually abused her.

Harjeet Singh, 26, was arrested on May 17 and charged with rape and sexual assault by touching.

Mr Singh appeared at Maidstone Crown Court on Saturday, May 18, and was remanded in custody until a further hearing at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday, June 17.