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    22

    Feb

    Last Updated: 21/02/2025
    Harrogate
    Harrogate

    Harrogate man charged with historic rape

    by Flora Grafton

    | 22 Feb, 2025
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    Harrogate Magistrates Court.

    A man appeared at Harrogate Magistrates Court yesterday (February 21) accused of rape. 

    Paul Geagan, of Hampsthwaite Road in Harrogate, has been charged with one count of raping a girl aged 13, 14 or 15. 

    The offence is alleged to have happened between 1999 and 2000.

    The case was transferred to York Crown Court, where the 57-year-old will appear on March 31. 

    Mr Geagan appeared in court but spoke only to confirm his name and address.

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