Man from Ireland charged with Ely rape
Published:
9:33 AM August 8, 2018
Updated:
11:34 AM November 1, 2020
Area around Ely Cathedral cordoned off. PHOTO: John Elworthy - Credit: Archant
A man from Ireland has been charged with the rape of a woman in the grounds of Ely Cathedral.
Kevin Forkan, 44, from Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, has been charged with rape in connection with the incident which happened in the early hours of Monday morning (August 6).
He has been remanded by the courts to appear at Cambridge Crown Court on September 5.
Forkan appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court this morning (August 8).
Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to report online at www.cambs.police.uk/report quoting incident 35/20314/18 or call police on 101.