Northampton man, 69, charged with 17 historic sexual offences against children including rape

Leslie James Wallace Rickwood, of Ecton Brook, has been charged with nine counts of raping a child, six counts of indecently assaulting a child and two counts of gross indecency with a child, Northamptonshire Police has confirmed in a statement.

A spokeswoman for the force added that the allegations dated back a number of years.

Rickwood is due to appear at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on March 12.