Carl Todner, 27, of Elgin Avenue, Seaham, County Durham, has been charged with five counts of sexual assault, one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, one count of outraging public decency and four counts of exposure. The offences are alleged to have taken place in the Sunderland and South Tyneside areas between Sunday, March 9 and Tuesday, March 25. He appeared at Sunderland Magistrates' Court today (March 27) and was remanded in custody to appear again on Monday, April 7.