Isle of Wight man charged with indecent exposure and sexual assault

A man has been charged as part of an investigation into sexual assault and indecent exposure incidents on the Isle of Wight.

Officers made an arrest as part of this investigation on Sunday 30 July.

Laurence Marsden, 24, of Bernard Road, Cowes, has now been charged with two counts of indecent exposure and one count of sexual assault.

One of the indecent exposure charges relates to an incident that took place on Saturday 1 July on a cycle track between Cowes and Stag Lane.

The other indecent exposure charge and the sexual assault charge relates to an incident on Monday 26 June on the same cycle track. It was reported that a man indecently exposed himself to two women before touching one of them.

Marsden was remanded to appear at Isle of Wight Magistrates Court today (Tuesday 1 August).