ATTACK: The alleged rape took place in the early hours of Saturday morning.
A SUSPECT has appeared in court following the alleged rape of a young man near a County Durham park over the weekend.
The attack is believed to have happened at around 3am on Saturday at the recreation ground in Perkinsville, near Chester-le-Street.
Christopher Peart, 21, of Stonethwaite Close, Hartlepool, appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
He was charged with one count of rape of a man and one count of sexual assault on a teenage girl.
The second charge relates to a separate incident that is believed to have happened earlier on in the night.
Peart was remanded in custody ahead of an appearance at Durham Crown Court on October 2.
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