Man charged over alleged sexual assault of teenage girl and woman

The 14-year-old and a woman were targeted in separate incidents hours apart.

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A man has been charged in connection with a pair of sexual assaults, including one involving a teenager, in Paisley.

The 14-year-old girl was allegedly targeted on the River Cart Walk in the town on Friday, August 25 hours before a woman, aged 22, was also assaulted.

Both were uninjured but shaken by the incidents.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested over the allegations.

He was also charged in connection with indecent communications on a cycle track near to Green Road on Tuesday, August 15.

Police Scotland said they were not looking for anyone else over the crimes.

A report has been sent to the procurator fiscal and the man will appear at Paisley Sheriff Court on Monday.

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