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Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 06:30
Daniel Wiles, 26, stood before Plymouth Magistrates dressed in blue jeans and a grey and white T-shirt.
Sporting a close-cropped haircut and a pencil-thin moustache, Wiles confirmed he lived in Embankment Road, a short distance from the park in St Judes where the girls and the woman were attacked.
Wiles was arrested by police just before lunchtime yesterday at his Embankment Road address and taken to Charles Cross police station before being transferred to the court later the same day.
Prosecuting solicitor Claire Tresidder said Wiles was being charged with one count of sexually touching a woman over the age of 16 without her consent, and two counts of attempting to assault “a female aged 13 or over by penetration by part of the body”.
The charges relate to an incident in Lucas Terrace at around 8.30pm on April 26.
Two schoolgirls out jogging were allegedly jumped on by a man who initially ran alongside them. The girls – both aged 14 – told police the man pulled out a weapon before assaulting them. A woman in her 20s cycling by stopped her bicycle and was then allegedly sexually assaulted by the same man.
Police said the attacker was then chased by a number of men, racing towards Embankment Road.
Wiles' defence solicitor Adrian Hill, told the chairman of the bench, Mrs Martin, he was not making a bail application and no plea was indicated.
Reporting restrictions were not lifted and Wiles was remanded into custody until October 24 when he will appear at Plymouth Crown Court.
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NO PLEA: Daniel Wiles arrives at Plymouth Magistrates Court
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