Two men have appeared in court today (Saturday 28 December) charged with the rape of a man in Brighton.
Sussex Police said: “It follows a report by a 19-year-old man being approached by two unknown men near Harry Ramsden’s in the city centre, before being raped in Steine Lane near by.
“He is receiving support from specially trained officers as the investigation continues.
“We can confirm that George Ellis, 40, and Mark Lett, 42, were charged with raping a man and with committing an offence with the intention of committing a relevant sexual offence.”
Sussex Police added that the pair were remanded in custody by Brighton Magistrates’ Court today to appear before a judge at Lewes Crown Court on Monday (30 December).
Ellis and Lett, of Redstone Road, Redhill, Surrey, are alleged to attacked the teenager at about 3.30am on Saturday 21 December.
The victim managed to seek help from a passerby who called the police.
Detective Inspector Sean Booth said: “We are still urging anyone with information about this incident to contact Sussex Police online or by calling 101, quoting Operation Attach.”
NOTE This story has been corrected. The location of the next court appearance will be Lewes Crown Court.
Absolute bastards. I hope they get sent to prison for a long time.
… if they are found guilty.
I love Brighton to bits as someone who has lived here for the last 8 years, but when the sun goes down, the place turns nasty. From the drug addicts to the drug dealers, to the scum who look for the weak to pray on, the under current of rubbish this place has now allowed in from other towns and cities is not right, so-called city of sanctuary. Shame on you,
Brighton is a dumping ground for all the scum, and nothing is done about it. But it also has a lot of homegrown filth as well.
Pretty much every city has an underbelly, Davey.
Sentencing for rape is inadequate. Should be a life sentence with a minimum term of 15 years in Prison if found guilty. With regards to levels of crime in Central Brighton I am afraid that our services aren’t robust enough to deal with it. The Police are seen as weak and are unable to deal with high levels of shoplifting, anti social behaviour, bike thefts, drug related crime or burglary. This leads to a “come and fill your boots” message to the criminaly minded. Having said that this was a horrendous crime and our thoughts should be with the victim.