Officers investigating a sexual assault on London Road on Thursday evening (28 October) have charged a man.
Christopher Michael Spybey, 43, of no fixed abode, has been charged with sexual assault on a female and two counts of possession of a knife.
The charge comes after it was reported to us that between 7.30pm and 8.30pm on Thursday 28 October a man had approached a woman on London Road and sexually assaulted her. He also had a knife in his possession.
Spybey has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates Court tomorrow (Monday 1 November.)
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