A Boston man charged with raping a teenage girl has appeared in court.
Jay Savage, 33, of Marsh Lane, appeared at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (March 19) on four charges:
- raping a teenage girl
- taking an indecent photo of a child
- threatening a person with a blade/sharply pointed article in a public place
- taking a child under the age of 16 so as to remove them from the lawful control of another
The offences are alleged to have taken place in Boston last Monday (March 16).
The case was sent to Lincoln Crown Court for trial. A plea and trial preparation hearing is scheduled for April 16. Savage was remanded in custody.
Local response officers were immediately dispatched along with armed response officers who located and arrested a 33-year-old man at The Lord Grey Hotel, Marsh Lane, Boston at 1.45am, where he was subsequently taken into custody for questioning.
Following the initial arrest last week, Detective Inspector Claire Rimmer, of Boston’s Protecting Vulnerable People Unit, who is leading the case, said: “This is an investigation into an alleged rape in the Boston area by somebody unknown to the victim. Incidents of this nature, while understandably alarming, are extremely rare in the county of Lincolnshire. However, thanks to the swift and coordinated efforts of numerous teams a suspect was identified and apprehended within two hours of the initial report.
“We recognise the concern this incident may cause within our community, and we want to update that we are not looking for anyone else in connection with this matter at this time.
“This investigation remains active, and we strongly urge the public to avoid speculation on social media and within group messaging apps to maintain the integrity of the judicial process.”
