Hadish Tekle and Filmon Tesfaldet charged with sexual assault

Date published: 02 March 2015


Hadish Tekle and Filmon Tesfaldet have been charged after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted while waiting for her taxi on Packer Street in Rochdale town centre on Sunday 1 March 2015.  

Tekle (born 01/01/1992), of Queensway, Rochdale, and Tesfaldet (born 15/05/1994), of Queensway, Rochdale, are charged with sexual assault and are due before Bury and Rochdale Magistrates' Court on 2 March 2015.

Police are continuing to appeal to anyone who witnessed the incident to call on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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