Man charged after seven women sexually assaulted in 30 minutes on UK campus

Police called to Huddersfield University on Tuesday after women reported being ‘approached and grabbed’

A 29-year-old man has been charged after seven women reported being sexually assaulted on the Huddersfield University campus over a 30 minute period.

West Yorkshire police said Sophan Akbash had been charged with nine counts of sexual assault and would appear at Leeds magistrates court on Friday. Security staff called officers to Huddersfield University on Tuesday evening after reports of a man approaching and sexually touching women on and near the campus, police said.