Michael Burke charged with historic sexual offences

Date published: 27 October 2015


Michael Burke (03/09/1978), of College Bank, Rochdale has been charged with 11 counts of rape, five counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape.

He has been remanded to appear before Bury and Rochdale Magistrates Court today (Tuesday 27 October).

This is in relation to an investigation into historic sexual abuse of two girls and a woman that took place between May 1990 and March 2010.

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