A man has been charged following a report of an attempted rape.

Officers attended an address in Eastbourne on Saturday, November 11 after a woman in her 20s reported an attempted rape.

Eugene Douglas, 36, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with attempted rape, actual bodily harm (ABH) and false imprisonment.

He appeared before Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, November 15 and was remanded in custody to next appear before Lewes Crown Court on Wednesday, December 13.