A man charged with kidnap, rape and sexual assault has appeared in court for the first time.
Najeebullah Arab, aged 39, of Mayfield Avenue, Grove, has been charged with one count of kidnap, one count of rape and one count of sexual assault.
Thames Valley Police said Najeebullah Arab is an Afghanistan national.
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A spokesperson for the force said: "He did not self-define his ethnicity when he came into police custody."
The charges are in relation to the suspected kidnap and rape of a woman near Mably Way, Wantage, on Tuesday, January 27 and an alleged sexual assault of a woman in Cane Lane in Grove, not Main Street as previously stated by police, on Wednesday, January 21.
Arab was remanded in police custody and appeared at High Wycombe Magistrates’ on Monday (February 2).
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He will next appear at Oxford Crown Court on March 6 at 10.30am for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
Thames Valley Police said it continues to investigate an alleged sexual assault of a woman on Oxford Lane, Grove, on Saturday, January 24.
Arab was also arrested on suspicion of this allegation for which he remains under investigation but has not been charged.
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