Suspect charged with rape and sexual assault in Bristol and Somerset
25 year old also charged with assaulting an emergency worker
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Bristol Magistrates Court and Tribunal Hearings Centre
A man has been charged with rape and sexual assault after two incidents on consecutive days in Bristol and Somerset this week.
William Fernandez was arrested following alleged sexual offences in Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday (May 11) and in Bristol on Wednesday (May 12).
Mr Fernandez, 25, of no fixed address, was arrested by Avon and Somerset Police officers in Newport on Friday (May 14).
He has also been charged with assaulting an emergency worker after an incident that occurred while he was in police custody.
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Seven more people have been charged following disorder outside Bristol s Bridewell Police Station.
Another person has been charged with a different offence of outraging public decency, Avon and Somerset Police said in a statement today (Thursday, May 13).