Man from Falmer charged with sexual offences against child

Benjamin Grant has been charged with counts or rape and assault by penetration

Author: Poppi AndelinPublished 25th Mar 2026

A 28-year-old man from Sussex has been charged with 15 sexual offences against a child.

Benjamin Grant, of Ridge Road in Falmer, has been charged with nine counts of rape and six counts of assault by penetration involving a girl who was known to him.

The victim is now an adult.

The allegations relate to a period between 2009 and 2018.

Grant will appear before Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (26 March).

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