A MAN has been charged after two women were allegedly raped in linked attacks.
The first assault took place between 12:30am and 1am in a house in the Emmer Green area of Reading, it is said.
Police linked the incident from June 11 last year to a recent alleged attack.
A woman in her 40s was raped in Prospect Mews, also Reading, on January 15 between 1:30am and 2am.
John Opoku, 20, has now been charged with two counts of rape and one count of fraud by false representation.
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He has been remanded in custody to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: "Following an investigation, a man has been charged in connection with two rapes in Reading.
"John Opoku, aged 20 years, of no fixed abode, has been charged with two counts of rape and one count of fraud by false representation.
"The charges are in relation to a rape in Prospect Mews on January 15 this year and another rape in Emmer Green on June 11 last year."
