Man charged with four counts of rape after allegedly attacking two women

Saturday, 15 August 2026 13:57

A man has been charged with four counts of rape after allegedly attacking two women.

The most recent alleged attack occurred close to Chesterfield College, Derbyshire, in the early hours of 8 August.

The victim, a woman in her 20s, told police she had been raped.

Dylan Hall, 24, was subsequently arrested on 11 August in Chesterfield.

He was also arrested in connection with a previous reported rape, which allegedly took place in Queen's Park, Chesterfield, on 18 June 2023.

The victim, a woman in her 40s, came forward to Derbyshire Police in March 2026.

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Hall, from Chesterfield, was charged with four counts of rape - one relating to the 2026 incident and the others to the 2023 incident - on 12 August.

He appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on 13 August and was remanded to prison.

Hall is next set to appear at Derby Crown Court on 10 September.

Sky News

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