Police have charged a man following an investigation into historical sexual abuse.
Stuart Williams from Blackpool was charged this week with a number of sexual offences against children and adult females.
The offences are alleged to have happened between 1983 and 2024 and largely in the Penwortham and Leyland areas.
Williams will appear before Preston Magistrates’ Court on June 19th.
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