A MAN has appeared in court after a teenage girl was reportedly sexually assaulted in New Milton.

It was reported that the girl was sexually assaulted just before 9am on Tuesday, July 9, in Gore Road.

George Edward Dibden, 30 and of Petwyn Close in Ferndown, has been charged with sexual assault.

He appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on July 11 and was remanded in custody to next appear at Southampton Crown Court on August 8.

A spokesperson for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said: “A 30-year-old man from Ferndown, Dorset has been charged with sexual assault.

“It follows a report of a sexual assault on a teenage girl on Gore Road, New Milton shortly before 9am on Tuesday 9 July.

“George Edward Dibden, of Petwyn Close, appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Thursday 11 July) and was remanded in custody to next appear at Southampton Crown Court on Thursday 8 August.”